# Another Midwest drought is causing transportation headaches on the Mississippi River

> Extreme drought in the Midwest is lowering Mississippi River water levels for a third straight year. Water in Memphis was nearly seven feet below the historic average on Sept. 13. Drought has reemerged along the Ohio River basin, which supplies more water to the Mississippi than any other major tributary.

- Date: 2024-09-16 · published 2024-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28523-another-midwest-drought-is-causing-transportation-headaches-on-the-mississippi
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent low water is raising barge freight costs and restricting loads during the fall harvest, which can widen basis and raise delivered costs for feed buyers. The impact depends on how quickly Ohio basin rainfall recovers.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- investigatemidwest.org: https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/09/16/midwest-drought-transportation-mississippi-river/
- waterwayscouncil.org: https://waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2024/09/another-midwest-drought-is-causing-transportation-headaches-on-the-mississippi-river

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