
Members of Congress urged the Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize restoring navigation and flood control structures on the Missouri River damaged in the 2019 floods. Commerce on the river has expanded since the drought ended in 2010, with new grain barge facilities planned.
Improved Missouri River navigation would ease barge bottlenecks for Plains grain and feed shipments, modestly supporting regional basis and freight costs over time.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 439 past neutral policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% over 20.
After 554 past neutral policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
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.