# Wildlife Groups Say Middle Mississippi in Steep Ecological Decline

> Conservation and wildlife groups asked a federal court for summary judgment in their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, alleging recent Mississippi River flooding could have been avoided with better management of the Cairo-to-St. Louis stretch. The groups want more detailed environmental reviews that could slow Corps projects. The article notes the river carries 57% of U.S. corn exports and 59% of soybean exports.

- Date: 2021-03-18 · published 2021-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48298-wildlife-groups-say-middle-mississippi-in-steep-ecological-decline
- 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

If the lawsuit succeeds, delays to locks and dams work could weaken barge reliability on the key export channel, raising freight costs and basis for corn and soybean shippers. The impact on prices is uncertain and would depend on the court outcome.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-05-14 | [Drought Stalls Mississippi River Cargo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16710-drought-stalls-mississippi-river-cargo.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-26 | [Grain Shipment Disruptions from Mississippi Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16630-grain-shipment-disruptions-from-mississippi-flooding.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-01 | [USDA: Grain barge delays from Mississippi flooding \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16625-usda-grain-barge-delays-from-mississippi-flooding-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-09-17 | [A rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57250-a-rising-mississippi-river-is-raising-industrial-sector-worries.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-05-26 | [Grain Shipment Disruptions from Mississippi Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16630-grain-shipment-disruptions-from-mississippi-flooding.md) | +2.2% | +14.9% |
| SOY | 2023-05-01 | [USDA: Grain barge delays from Mississippi flooding \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16625-usda-grain-barge-delays-from-mississippi-flooding-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2021/03/18/wildlife-groups-say-middle-steep

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