# Mississippi River Barge Traffic Slowed By Lower Water Levels | State News | voiceofalexandria.com

> Barge traffic on the Mississippi is slowed by lower water levels tied to regional drought. The Corps reports more groundings near Wacouta than in the past 10 to 15 years, and only one barge can pass that area in either direction at a time.

- Date: 2021-06-23 · published 2021-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46472-mississippi-river-barge-traffic-slowed-by-lower-water-levels-state-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slower barge movement raises freight costs and can delay grain loadings to the Gulf, which may pressure upper Midwest cash bids and support barge rates.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-01 | [Low Mississippi River Levels Pressure Grain Barge Movement - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16421-low-mississippi-river-levels-pressure-grain-barge-movement-rfd-tv.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2025-09-05 | [Soy barge bids rise, traders watch river levels — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23073-soy-barge-bids-rise-traders-watch-river-levels-tradingview-news.md) | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-16 | [Reducing Mississippi barge traffic stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16651-reducing-mississippi-barge-traffic-stress.md) | -0.4% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-26 | [Mississippi River experiencing low water levels thanks to lack of rain in northern Minnesota, fueled by climate change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45958-mississippi-river-experiencing-low-water-levels-thanks-to-lack-of-rain-in.md) | -0.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- voiceofalexandria.com: https://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/state/mississippi-river-barge-traffic-slowed-by-lower-water-levels/article_104bc224-d424-11eb-bea6-ab343b46b51e.html

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