# Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News

> The Army Corps of Engineers has started construction on a new lock chamber at Lock and Dam #25 in Winfield, Missouri, the first of seven new locks planned on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Industry groups say the upgrade will cut barge lockage time from hours to about 30 minutes and save farmers around 1.5 cents per bushel per lock.

- Date: 2023-05-19 · published 2023-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The project is multi-year and affects future logistics costs rather than near-term supply, so it has little immediate price impact but lowers long-run barge transport costs for Midwest grain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-21 | [Northern snow melt could delay grain shipping on the Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59980-northern-snow-melt-could-delay-grain-shipping-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | -1.2% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2023-02-13 | [New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River - News Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16653-new-funding-proposal-aims-to-reduce-bottlenecks-on-upper-mississippi-river-news.md) | -1.3% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-03 | [Mississippi flooding has limited impact on grain movement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16632-mississippi-flooding-has-limited-impact-on-grain-movement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-07-19 | [Analysis shows benefits of dredging Lower Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63915-analysis-shows-benefits-of-dredging-lower-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.2% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2023-02-13 | [New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River - News Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16653-new-funding-proposal-aims-to-reduce-bottlenecks-on-upper-mississippi-river-news.md) | -1.0% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-05-03 | [Mississippi flooding has limited impact on grain movement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16632-mississippi-flooding-has-limited-impact-on-grain-movement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river/

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