# CHS advocates for waterway infrastructure funding and maintenance

> CHS says about 60% of US grain exports move on inland waterways and that the aging lock-and-dam system needs more maintenance funding. Federal funding has risen since 2014 but has not closed years of neglect. CHS is working through the Waterways Council and other industry groups to push for investment.

- Date: 2021-02-22 · published 2021-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48531-chs-advocates-for-waterway-infrastructure-funding-and-maintenance
- 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

Aging infrastructure is a long-term risk to river freight reliability and export competitiveness. Funding decisions could shape future barge costs but have no immediate price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-13 | [STC Offers Suggestions For Infrastructure Improvements - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63449-stc-offers-suggestions-for-infrastructure-improvements-the-waterways-journal.md) | -5.9% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-30 | [Lack of Funding for U.S. Internal Waterways System Threatens to Damage Agricultural Production and Shipping - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57252-lack-of-funding-for-u-s-internal-waterways-system-threatens-to-damage.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-06-09 | [Industry Seeks to Quash Trump Idea of Shifting Inland Waterways Funding to Tolls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70680-industry-seeks-to-quash-trump-idea-of-shifting-inland-waterways-funding-to-tolls.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-04-05 | [NGFA outlines waterways infrastructure needs in letter to congressional appropriators \| World-grain.com \| April 05, 2017 14:48 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71403-ngfa-outlines-waterways-infrastructure-needs-in-letter-to-congressional.md) | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-05-25 | [Smith: Advocating for American Farmers and Ranchers Requires Full Enforcement of USMCA - Ways and Means](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41371-smith-advocating-for-american-farmers-and-ranchers-requires-full-enforcement-of.md) | -2.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [Tax incentive and infrastructure boost good for agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51970-tax-incentive-and-infrastructure-boost-good-for-agriculture.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2018-08-13 | [STC Offers Suggestions For Infrastructure Improvements - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63449-stc-offers-suggestions-for-infrastructure-improvements-the-waterways-journal.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2019-09-30 | [Lack of Funding for U.S. Internal Waterways System Threatens to Damage Agricultural Production and Shipping - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57252-lack-of-funding-for-u-s-internal-waterways-system-threatens-to-damage.md) | +3.8% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- chsinc.com: https://www.chsinc.com/en/news/2021/02/22/waterways-in-need

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