# 'Underutilized' Missouri River barge services poised for federal investment - St. Louis Regional Freightway

> A barge load of tapioca from Thailand recently arrived at AGRIServices of Brunswick's Missouri River terminal, the largest on the river. Supply chain leaders are working to revamp underutilized barge transportation on the nation's longest river, with federal infrastructure funding supporting the effort.

- Date: 2022-07-29 · published 2022-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40671-underutilized-missouri-river-barge-services-poised-for-federal-investment-st
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Improved barge capacity on the Missouri could ease grain and feed movement costs for Midwest shippers over time, but the effect on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/underutilized-missouri-river-barge-services-poised-for-federal-investment/

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