# A shorter navigation season expected for MO River - Brownfield Ag News

> The Army Corps of Engineers expects Missouri River flows to stay at minimal levels this year, which will shorten the navigation season by a week or two. Shutdowns of Missouri flows also affect lower Mississippi navigation between St. Louis and the Ohio confluence.

- Date: 2023-02-13 · published 2023-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37496-a-shorter-navigation-season-expected-for-mo-river-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A shorter Missouri navigation season reduces barge capacity for fertilizer and grain movements in the Plains and Midwest, which can widen basis and freight costs for feed buyers in the interior.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-31 | [MO River runoff will shorten navigation season \| 680 KFEQ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18544-mo-river-runoff-will-shorten-navigation-season-680-kfeq.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-09 | [Rain affecting ag transportation - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16542-rain-affecting-ag-transportation-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16477-low-river-levels-remain-a-concern-for-inland-waterways-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| 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 | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/a-shorter-navigation-season-expected-for-mo-river/

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