# Dredging: Keeping the Mississippi Open

> Dredging by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers kept the Mississippi navigable during low water in fall and winter 2022-23. Eight dredges maintained a 9-foot channel between St. Louis and Cairo, and more were added for other harbors. The article recaps the 2022 operations.

- Date: 2023-06-19 · published 2023-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35665-dredging-keeping-the-mississippi-open
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping the Mississippi open limits barge freight disruption, which otherwise would push grain and meal onto congested rail and road and widen basis and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- maritimeprofessional.com: https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/dredging-keeping-mississippi-open-385869

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