# Channel Deepening Milestone—Thanks To Industry Allies - The Waterways Journal

> The Crescent River Port Pilots Association raised its maximum draft recommendation to 48 feet for a 150-mile stretch of the Lower Mississippi on December 20, 2021. Full deepening to 50 feet to Baton Rouge is expected in two to three more years.

- Date: 2022-01-07 · published 2022-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16739-channel-deepening-milestone-thanks-to-industry-allies-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Allowing deeper loads now reduces export freight costs for the 256-mile stretch handling 60% of US soybean and 59% of corn exports, supporting farm-level prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-01-10 | [First Deeper-Draft Vessel Transits Lower Mississippi Ship Channel - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16737-first-deeper-draft-vessel-transits-lower-mississippi-ship-channel-the-waterways.md) | -3.2% | +12.9% |
| SOY | 2020-03-31 | [Amid Virus Crisis, Let’s Not Forget High Water - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54028-amid-virus-crisis-let-s-not-forget-high-water-the-waterways-journal.md) | -3.0% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2025-08-15 | [Surging Grain, Soybean Exports Buoy Covered Barge Market - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23511-surging-grain-soybean-exports-buoy-covered-barge-market-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2020-09-16 | [Mississippi River Ship Channel Deepening to 50 Feet Begins \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50998-mississippi-river-ship-channel-deepening-to-50-feet-begins-port-nola.md) | +2.8% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2021-12-15 | [Corps is taking the deep route—Mississippi River channel to 50 ft - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16741-corps-is-taking-the-deep-route-mississippi-river-channel-to-50-ft-dredgewire.md) | +3.9% | +10.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [First Deeper-Draft Vessel Transits Lower Mississippi Ship Channel - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16737-first-deeper-draft-vessel-transits-lower-mississippi-ship-channel-the-waterways.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2018-11-16 | [Tariffs Bite At End Of Better Year For Barging - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61940-tariffs-bite-at-end-of-better-year-for-barging-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.2% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Amid Virus Crisis, Let’s Not Forget High Water - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54028-amid-virus-crisis-let-s-not-forget-high-water-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/01/07/channel-deepening-milestone-thanks-to-industry-allies/

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