# Focus On Flood Control, Navigation On Missouri River - The Waterways Journal

> 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.

- Date: 2021-04-23 · published 2021-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47775-focus-on-flood-control-navigation-on-missouri-river-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Improved Missouri River navigation would ease barge bottlenecks for Plains grain and feed shipments, modestly supporting regional basis and freight costs over time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-06 | [Funding for river system improvements is moving forward – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45467-funding-for-river-system-improvements-is-moving-forward-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s.md) | +0.3% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-06 | [Analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 \| Farm Focus \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20151-analyzing-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2026-farm-focus-illinois.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [Urea prices continue to rise in line with the international market trend – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11881-urea-prices-continue-to-rise-in-line-with-the-international-market-trend-dezba.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Representatives Push to Keep Mississippi River Operational - Dredging Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56946-representatives-push-to-keep-mississippi-river-operational-dredging-today.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-07-24 | [EP. 46 - Defending Biotech Corn on the International Stage: An Update On the USMCA Dispute Over Mexico’s Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29235-ep-46-defending-biotech-corn-on-the-international-stage-an-update-on-the-usmca.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2021-08-06 | [Funding for river system improvements is moving forward – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45467-funding-for-river-system-improvements-is-moving-forward-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s.md) | -0.1% | -8.8% |
| SOY | 2026-03-06 | [Analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 \| Farm Focus \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20151-analyzing-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2026-farm-focus-illinois.md) | +4.2% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2024-09-09 | [Navigating The EU's Regulation On Deforestation-free Products: What You Need To Know](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28328-navigating-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-what-you-need-to.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/04/23/focus-on-flood-control-navigation-on-missouri-river/

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