# Mississippi River at record low point

> The Mississippi River has fallen to record low levels near Clearwater, Minnesota, amid severe drought across most of the state. Newly exposed sandbars are causing problems for larger vessels on the waterway.

- Date: 2021-08-05 · published 2021-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45469-mississippi-river-at-record-low-point
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record-low water on the upper river restricts barge loading and raises freight costs for grain moving south, adding to upward pressure on transport costs for Midwest grain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-01 | [Severe Weather and Low Mississippi River Levels Bring Uncertainty to Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16610-severe-weather-and-low-mississippi-river-levels-bring-uncertainty-to-harvest.md) | +1.5% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-01-04 | [A Dry Mississippi: What Low River Levels May Mean to Farmers, as Well as Consumers - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16661-a-dry-mississippi-what-low-river-levels-may-mean-to-farmers-as-well-as.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-12-19 | [Sub-Zero Temps Disrupt Grain Shipments on Mississippi \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16402-sub-zero-temps-disrupt-grain-shipments-on-mississippi-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.4% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-13 | [All Drought, No Cattle: Low herd supply may drive record-high prices next year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38615-all-drought-no-cattle-low-herd-supply-may-drive-record-high-prices-next-year.md) | +2.6% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Low rainfall in US Midwest drives corn prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51639-low-rainfall-in-us-midwest-drives-corn-prices-higher.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- patriotnewsmn.com: https://www.patriotnewsmn.com/article/14471,mississippi-river-at-record-low-point

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