# Soybean industry commits funding for Mississippi lock and dam renovation | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau

> The U.S. soybean industry announced plans to use checkoff funds for pre-engineering and design work on Lock and Dam No. 25 on the upper Mississippi. The groups are proposing $1 million to cover the initial work needed to advance the project.

- Date: 2021-11-30 · published 2021-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16753-soybean-industry-commits-funding-for-mississippi-lock-and-dam-renovation-an
- 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 targets a barge bottleneck that affects grain export flows, but it is an early design step with no immediate impact on supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-30 | [Mississippi River levels, barge rates took a heavy toll on corn and soybean basis \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38861-mississippi-river-levels-barge-rates-took-a-heavy-toll-on-corn-and-soybean.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-09-30 | [Drought debacle: How the Mississippi River's low water levels are hurting crop income \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16428-drought-debacle-how-the-mississippi-river-s-low-water-levels-are-hurting-crop.md) | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-11-30 | [Ag groups propose lock and dam renovation funding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16752-ag-groups-propose-lock-and-dam-renovation-funding.md) | +6.2% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 2023-09-28 | [Low Mississippi River Levels Drive up Grain Transportation Costs \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16601-low-mississippi-river-levels-drive-up-grain-transportation-costs-farm-bureau.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2022-11-30 | [Mississippi River levels, barge rates took a heavy toll on corn and soybean basis \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38861-mississippi-river-levels-barge-rates-took-a-heavy-toll-on-corn-and-soybean.md) | -0.3% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2025-09-30 | [Drought debacle: How the Mississippi River's low water levels are hurting crop income \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16428-drought-debacle-how-the-mississippi-river-s-low-water-levels-are-hurting-crop.md) | +0.7% | +5.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/soybean-industry-commits-funding-for-mississippi-lock-and-dam-renovation

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