# On McClellan-Kerr, Labor Issues Come To The Fore - The Waterways Journal

> Marty Shell, president of Five Rivers Distribution and an Arkansas Waterways Commission member, says labor issues, not lingering Hurricane Ida damage, are the main constraint on inland river commerce. He reports barge rates are very high without a contract, barges are hard to get, and truck and other freight rates are also elevated.

- Date: 2021-10-22 · published 2021-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44739-on-mcclellan-kerr-labor-issues-come-to-the-fore-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight barge availability and high freight rates raise delivered costs for feed ingredients moving on the Mississippi and McClellan-Kerr systems, supporting basis and freight-related price pressure for grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/10/22/on-mcclellan-kerr-labor-issues-come-to-the-fore/

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