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The motor vessel R. Clayton McWhorter pushed 12 barges through Lock and Dam 3 near Welch, Minnesota on March 19, marking the unofficial start of the 2021 Upper Mississippi navigation season.
The tow reached St. Paul after passing Lake Pepin, with a second tow following.
An early season start on the upper river reduces barge freight costs for upper Midwest grain shipments, which supports farm-gate and river basis, though construction at Lock 25 still limits traffic.
dtnpf.comMary KennedyMar 22, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
