# Where's the water? What La Niña's "triple-dip" means for Big Muddy | State News | columbiamissourian.com

> A Columbia Missourian article explains that the Missouri River basin remains in drought and that La Niña conditions are expected to persist for a third year. Reduced water levels threaten barge traffic on the river.

- Date: 2022-07-08 · published 2022-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40673-where-s-the-water-what-la-nina-s-triple-dip-means-for-big-muddy-state-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A third La Niña winter raises drought risk for Plains crops and can restrict Missouri River barge navigation, supporting freight costs and grain basis.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Goodbye, La Niña? Eric Snodgrass Dissects What the Shift Means for Weather This Spring and Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13105-goodbye-la-nina-eric-snodgrass-dissects-what-the-shift-means-for-weather-this.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2022-08-30 | [WMO predicts first “triple-dip” La Niña of the century](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39961-wmo-predicts-first-triple-dip-la-nina-of-the-century.md) | -3.3% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [U.S. Midwest forecast spells bad news for corn, soybeans \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13357-u-s-midwest-forecast-spells-bad-news-for-corn-soybeans-the-western-producer.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| SOY | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-03-14 | [Goodbye, La Niña? Eric Snodgrass Dissects What the Shift Means for Weather This Spring and Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13105-goodbye-la-nina-eric-snodgrass-dissects-what-the-shift-means-for-weather-this.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- columbiamissourian.com: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/wheres-the-water-what-la-ni-as-triple-dip-means-for-big-muddy/article_c087c902-ddf2-11ec-9c23-9333b78d6d16.html

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