# Rising water levels on the Mississippi but supply chain issues persist - DredgeWire : DredgeWire

> Mississippi River water levels have risen from historic fall 2022 lows, allowing barge traffic to move more freely. The Soy Transportation Coalition says tonnage has not yet returned to pre-drought levels and infrastructure shortcomings remain.

- Date: 2023-02-06 · published 2023-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37495-rising-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-but-supply-chain-issues-persist
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Recovering river levels reduce barge bottlenecks that had widened Gulf and interior basis, but lagging tonnage keeps freight costs and logistics risk elevated for grain and meal shipments.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | -2.5% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2023-10-09 | [Water isn’t rising on Mississippi, but barge rates have steadied for now - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16598-water-isn-t-rising-on-mississippi-but-barge-rates-have-steadied-for-now.md) | +1.1% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 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) | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2019-02-26 | [Extreme water flows on the Mississippi River - The Swedish Club](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60483-extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river-the-swedish-club.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/rising-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-but-supply-chain-issues-persist/

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