# WEDA Midwest Meeting Highlights Dredging Growth - The Waterways Journal

> The Midwest chapter of the Western Dredging Association met on March 23 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and heard that dredging demand is rising under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Dredging firms have invested $2 billion since 2018 in hopper dredges, while labor shortages and rising input costs are noted.

- Date: 2022-04-05 · published 2022-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42041-weda-midwest-meeting-highlights-dredging-growth-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Dredging demand supports navigation channel maintenance that keeps barge routes open, but the article describes an industry trend with no direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/04/05/weda-midwest-meeting-highlights-dredging-growth/

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