# Port of South Louisiana & Waterways Council Inc say U.S. infrastructure upgrades vital | Air Freight News

> Port of South Louisiana and Waterways Council officials said new federal infrastructure funding will improve grain and energy shipments on inland waterways. They noted $8 billion in lock and dam backlog, reduced by $2.5 billion, leaving $5.5 billion unfunded, while grain exporters seek expansion due to the Ukraine war.

- Date: 2022-06-02 · published 2022-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16708-port-of-south-louisiana-and-waterways-council-inc-say-u-s-infrastructure
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Infrastructure investment addresses the lock backlog that constrains barge grain exports, supporting long-term Gulf export capacity and transport cost stability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-18 | [Transnet strike places spotlight on state of port infrastructure \| Infrastructure news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37808-transnet-strike-places-spotlight-on-state-of-port-infrastructure-infrastructure.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Infrastructure upgrades needed for competitive edge \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16372-infrastructure-upgrades-needed-for-competitive-edge-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -1.7% | +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 | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-14 | [CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang advises on a landmark financing of a new grain terminal construction project in Yuzhni port - U.S.-Ukraine Business Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69297-cms-cameron-mckenna-nabarro-olswang-advises-on-a-landmark-financing-of-a-new.md) | -2.0% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-18 | [Transnet strike places spotlight on state of port infrastructure \| Infrastructure news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37808-transnet-strike-places-spotlight-on-state-of-port-infrastructure-infrastructure.md) | -3.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-14 | [CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang advises on a landmark financing of a new grain terminal construction project in Yuzhni port - U.S.-Ukraine Business Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69297-cms-cameron-mckenna-nabarro-olswang-advises-on-a-landmark-financing-of-a-new.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-13 | [Ukraine pushes grain export infrastructure projects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69815-ukraine-pushes-grain-export-infrastructure-projects.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/ai-u.s-infrastructure-upgrades-vital

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