# Farmers Offer $1 Million To Help Move Lock And Dam 25 Project Forward - The Waterways Journal

> A group of farmer-funded soybean and corn organizations offered $1 million to fund pre-engineering and design for Upper Mississippi Lock and Dam 25 in Winfield, Missouri. The offer followed Congress passing an infrastructure bill with $17.1 billion for ports and waterways. Lock 25 has a single 600-foot chamber, which forces tows to be broken up and reformed, causing delays.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16742-farmers-offer-1-million-to-help-move-lock-and-dam-25-project-forward-the
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lock delays raise barge transit times and costs for grain moving to Gulf export elevators. Progress on the project could ease bottlenecks over the long term, but the effect on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-05-30 | [From Fields To Freight: Illinois Farmers Count On River Routes  - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24848-from-fields-to-freight-illinois-farmers-count-on-river-routes-the-waterways.md) | -0.0% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2018-06-07 | [Rising Tide Of Oil And Gas Is Moving Barge Rates Back Up - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64691-rising-tide-of-oil-and-gas-is-moving-barge-rates-back-up-the-waterways-journal.md) | -5.9% | -16.0% |
| SOY | 2022-01-25 | [Lock and Dam Project Receives $732 Million in Renovation Funding Key to Help Ensure Global Competitiveness of U.S. Soy \| United Soybean Board](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43330-lock-and-dam-project-receives-732-million-in-renovation-funding-key-to-help.md) | +6.2% | +16.5% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/farmer-organizations-remain-willing-to-back-lock-and-dam-improvements/
- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2021/12/02/soy-farmers-offer-1-million-to-help-move-lock-and-dam-project-forward/
- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/12/03/farmers-offer-1-million-to-help-move-lock-and-dam-25-project-forward/

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