# Competitiveness of U.S. agriculture industry dependent on infrastructure investment – AgriNews

> A St. Louis AgriBusiness Club webinar with congressional staff discussed transportation, broadband and infrastructure as keys to U.S. agricultural competitiveness. Speakers noted that about half of U.S. soybean production is exported and that the St. Louis area handles the highest level of grain barge traffic on the Mississippi.

- Date: 2021-11-07 · published 2021-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16754-competitiveness-of-u-s-agriculture-industry-dependent-on-infrastructure
- 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 discussion stresses infrastructure reliability for export competitiveness, but it describes policy positions rather than a new event that moves prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Infrastructure & Competitiveness Viewed Through The Wheelhouse And Beyond](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16475-infrastructure-and-competitiveness-viewed-through-the-wheelhouse-and-beyond.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2017-07-28 | [Waterways Haven’t Seen Real Investment in Decades - GAIN Now - Grow America’s Infrastructure Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69863-waterways-haven-t-seen-real-investment-in-decades-gain-now-grow-america-s.md) | -1.7% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Infrastructure upgrades needed for competitive edge \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16372-infrastructure-upgrades-needed-for-competitive-edge-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-01-18 | [Transnet strike places spotlight on state of port infrastructure \| Infrastructure news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37808-transnet-strike-places-spotlight-on-state-of-port-infrastructure-infrastructure.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-02-21 | [Infrastructure & Competitiveness Viewed Through The Wheelhouse And Beyond](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16475-infrastructure-and-competitiveness-viewed-through-the-wheelhouse-and-beyond.md) | -2.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2017-07-28 | [Waterways Haven’t Seen Real Investment in Decades - GAIN Now - Grow America’s Infrastructure Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69863-waterways-haven-t-seen-real-investment-in-decades-gain-now-grow-america-s.md) | -4.4% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- agrinews-pubs.com: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2021/11/07/competitiveness-of-us-agriculture-industry-dependent-on-infrastructure-investment/

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