# #SoyOnTheGo: The Slow-Down: Bridges, Locks & Dams - American Soybean Association

> A soybean farmer described routing trucks around bridges whose weight limits have been lowered, forcing detours and limiting loads to a few hundred bushels. The article notes a recently passed infrastructure bill includes provisions to address these deficiencies.

- Date: 2021-11-24 · published 2021-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16751-soyonthego-the-slow-down-bridges-locks-and-dams-american-soybean-association
- 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

Local road and bridge limits raise harvest hauling costs at the farm level but have little direct effect on national grain supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-20 | [Dredging the Mighty Mississippi: Why only 5 feet measure up - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61938-dredging-the-mighty-mississippi-why-only-5-feet-measure-up-american-soybean.md) | -1.1% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.4% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-28 | [How Illinois' Transportation Infrastructure Impacts Exports \| Illinois Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49049-how-illinois-transportation-infrastructure-impacts-exports-illinois-soybean.md) | +2.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [Corn Closes Limit Down, Soybeans Drop 58¢](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12367-corn-closes-limit-down-soybeans-drop-58.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-30 | [Soybean industry commits funding for Mississippi lock and dam renovation \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16753-soybean-industry-commits-funding-for-mississippi-lock-and-dam-renovation-an.md) | +6.2% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2024-09-20 | [Fueling progress - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15181-fueling-progress-american-soybean-association.md) | +2.7% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2018-11-20 | [Dredging the Mighty Mississippi: Why only 5 feet measure up - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61938-dredging-the-mighty-mississippi-why-only-5-feet-measure-up-american-soybean.md) | +0.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2022-12-01 | [Economist’s Angle: Transportation Issues Challenge Soybean Exports - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16666-economist-s-angle-transportation-issues-challenge-soybean-exports-american.md) | +0.2% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/soyonthego-the-slow-down-bridges-locks-dams/

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