# Army Corps share early construction timeline of Lock and Dam 25 expansion | National | farmweeknow.com

> The US Army Corps of Engineers outlined a timeline for expanding Lock and Dam 25 on the Upper Mississippi, with phase one bids due June 24 and an award expected in September. Construction could begin in spring 2023, funded by $732 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

- Date: 2022-06-23 · published 2022-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16703-army-corps-share-early-construction-timeline-of-lock-and-dam-25-expansion
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term lock capacity expansion aims to reduce barge bottlenecks for grain exports, which would lower future transport costs, but has no near-term price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| CORN | 2023-02-23 | [Ag transportation costs ease, but issues linger \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37494-ag-transportation-costs-ease-but-issues-linger-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | -3.8% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [Choke Point of a Nation: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74008-choke-point-of-a-nation-the-high-cost-of-an-aging-river-lock-the-new-york-times.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-07-31 | [State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign… \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52281-state-of-louisiana-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-sign-port-nola.md) | -0.7% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-24 | [Ag shippers navigate around lock and dam repairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52500-ag-shippers-navigate-around-lock-and-dam-repairs.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2021-12-13 | [Congressional push for Corps action of NESP on Mississippi River - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43809-congressional-push-for-corps-action-of-nesp-on-mississippi-river-marine-log.md) | +1.4% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2021-12-02 | [Farmers Offer $1 Million To Help Move Lock And Dam 25 Project Forward - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16742-farmers-offer-1-million-to-help-move-lock-and-dam-25-project-forward-the.md) | +2.7% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2016-11-23 | [Choke Point of a Nation: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74008-choke-point-of-a-nation-the-high-cost-of-an-aging-river-lock-the-new-york-times.md) | +0.2% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/policy/national/army-corps-share-early-construction-timeline-of-lock-and-dam-25-expansion/article_8da0ab96-ee71-11ec-b9d1-4380241e0002.html

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