# Funding for river system improvements is moving forward – Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

> The US House passed an appropriations bill in late July providing $8.66 billion for Army Corps civil works, including $22.5 million for construction under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program on the Upper Mississippi. The Senate has not yet acted on fiscal 2022 appropriations.

- Date: 2021-08-06 · published 2021-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45467-funding-for-river-system-improvements-is-moving-forward-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Funding for new locks and efficiency upgrades could reduce future barge delays for corn and soybean shipments, but the effect is long-term and the bill is not yet law.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-07 | [USMCA panel requested over biotech corn dispute – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34077-usmca-panel-requested-over-biotech-corn-dispute-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country.md) | -1.2% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2018-01-18 | [RINs part of a political battle of renewable fuels – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66864-rins-part-of-a-political-battle-of-renewable-fuels-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-06 | [USDA RMA Announces Continued Improvements To Sorghum Crop Insurance - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32766-usda-rma-announces-continued-improvements-to-sorghum-crop-insurance-morning-ag.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-04-23 | [Focus On Flood Control, Navigation On Missouri River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47775-focus-on-flood-control-navigation-on-missouri-river-the-waterways-journal.md) | +10.5% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2018-09-13 | [bilaterals.org \| 'This is life or death for us': Mexico's farm movement rejects new NAFTA agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63002-bilaterals-org-this-is-life-or-death-for-us-mexico-s-farm-movement-rejects-new.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2021-04-23 | [Focus On Flood Control, Navigation On Missouri River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47775-focus-on-flood-control-navigation-on-missouri-river-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.6% | 0.0% |
| SOY | 2021-10-05 | [ASA working on improved safety net for next farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44523-asa-working-on-improved-safety-net-for-next-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-15 | [Government payments create funding cliff for farmers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22381-government-payments-create-funding-cliff-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +2.4% | +10.6% |

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2021/08/funding-for-river-system-improvements-is-moving-forward/

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