# Army Corps of Engineers Expects Challenges with Mississippi River Navigation - ProAg

> The Army Corps of Engineers expects lock and dam closures on the upper Mississippi River, including Locks 12, 16 and 17, due to flooding in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Closures are likely to halt cargo flow within the next week, and floodwater is expected to reach the St. Louis harbor over the weekend.

- Date: 2024-06-28 · published 2024-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29952-army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation
- 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), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Halted barge traffic on the upper Mississippi raises freight costs and delays corn and soybean shipments, widening Gulf basis and supporting interior prices while barge rates climb.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-20 | [Mississippi River Drought Affects Navigation - America's Engineers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16582-mississippi-river-drought-affects-navigation-america-s-engineers.md) | +3.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-03-02 | [High water disrupts navigation across much of Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65885-high-water-disrupts-navigation-across-much-of-mississippi.md) | +1.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2018-09-26 | [Mississippi River Vessel Traffic Halted Due to Breakaway Barges North of St. Louis -Army Corps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62914-mississippi-river-vessel-traffic-halted-due-to-breakaway-barges-north-of-st.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-06-27 | [U.S. Army Corps Monitors Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Amid Rising Water Levels \| WSIU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29954-u-s-army-corps-monitors-mississippi-and-illinois-rivers-amid-rising-water.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2018-03-02 | [High water disrupts navigation across much of Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65885-high-water-disrupts-navigation-across-much-of-mississippi.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2018-09-26 | [Mississippi River Vessel Traffic Halted Due to Breakaway Barges North of St. Louis -Army Corps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62914-mississippi-river-vessel-traffic-halted-due-to-breakaway-barges-north-of-st.md) | +2.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation/

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