# Missouri River Runoff Improves, But Drought Remains - The Waterways Journal

> 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.

- Date: 2022-07-08 · published 2022-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40672-missouri-river-runoff-improves-but-drought-remains-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/07/08/missouri-river-runoff-improves-but-drought-remains/

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