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The Army Corps of Engineers raised navigation flow support slightly on the Missouri River and shortened the navigation season by three days after July 1 storage measurements. June runoff above Sioux City was 94% of average, and the 2022 forecast is 78% of average despite improvement.
Lower river support and drought-limited flows raise the risk of barge constraints on the Missouri later in the season, which can lift barge freight and Midwest grain basis costs.
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