# All Mississippi River locks and dams getting upgrades

> The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes $829.1 million to expand and upgrade seven congested locks on the Mississippi River. Representative Cheri Bustos said the system handles about 60 percent of Midwest grain. The funding was announced on January 19, 2022.

- Date: 2022-02-07 · published 2022-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16730-all-mississippi-river-locks-and-dams-getting-upgrades
- 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

The funding is a long-term capacity project and will not change near-term barge rates or grain prices, but it may ease future river bottlenecks.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-31 | [Deepening the Mississippi River: A Trump Priority - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72374-deepening-the-mississippi-river-a-trump-priority-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | -0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-10-07 | [Governor Parson strongly supports Mississippi River dredging](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56462-governor-parson-strongly-supports-mississippi-river-dredging.md) | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Representatives Push to Keep Mississippi River Operational - Dredging Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56946-representatives-push-to-keep-mississippi-river-operational-dredging-today.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2026-03-19 | [Mississippi River Commission Announces 2026 High-Water Inspection Meetings Along the Mississippi River – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16381-mississippi-river-commission-announces-2026-high-water-inspection-meetings.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Officials Agree to Deepen Lower Mississippi \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50545-officials-agree-to-deepen-lower-mississippi-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2017-01-31 | [Deepening the Mississippi River: A Trump Priority - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72374-deepening-the-mississippi-river-a-trump-priority-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-10-07 | [Governor Parson strongly supports Mississippi River dredging](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56462-governor-parson-strongly-supports-mississippi-river-dredging.md) | +2.2% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-19 | [Representatives Push to Keep Mississippi River Operational - Dredging Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56946-representatives-push-to-keep-mississippi-river-operational-dredging-today.md) | +0.1% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- advantagenews.com: https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/all-mississippi-river-locks-and-dams-getting-upgrades/article_bef9eb04-874b-11ec-b0c0-3b10273d5f26.html

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