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The Mississippi River at the Quad Cities measured about 4.5 feet on October 5, far above its record low of 2.6 feet but well below flood stage. Local officials say lock and dam operations keep the nine-foot navigation channel open, so commercial traffic is not significantly affected.
Low water is a risk to barge loading depths, but because the navigation channel is maintained, the immediate freight and price impact is limited.
wqad.comJenna WebsterOct 5, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
