# Keep it Moving: Corps Dredges Log Record Seasons to Combat Drought Impact

> An article about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Memphis District dredge Hurley describes a record 14.5 million cubic yard season that ended January 13, 2023, during historic low water levels. The dredge maintains the navigable channel on the Mississippi River so barge traffic can move when water levels drop.

- Date: 2021-01-27 · published 2021-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49050-keep-it-moving-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-drought-impact
- 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

Dredging keeps the Mississippi navigable during low water, which limits barge draft cuts and freight spikes for grain shipments. The story is a background piece with no direct price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-23 | [Corps dredges log record seasons to combat 2022 drought impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16645-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-2022-drought-impact.md) | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-02-13 | [Record setting dredging season comes to an end > St. Louis District > News Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16649-record-setting-dredging-season-comes-to-an-end-st-louis-district-news-stories.md) | -1.3% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2022-08-18 | [Emergency Board Recommends Pay Increases to Keep Grain Trains Moving \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40070-emergency-board-recommends-pay-increases-to-keep-grain-trains-moving-feed-and.md) | +0.4% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-28 | [Drought Pushes Mississippi River Grain Shipping Rate to a Record - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16680-drought-pushes-mississippi-river-grain-shipping-rate-to-a-record-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Corps is taking the deep route—Mississippi River channel to 50 ft - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16741-corps-is-taking-the-deep-route-mississippi-river-channel-to-50-ft-dredgewire.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2023-03-23 | [Corps dredges log record seasons to combat 2022 drought impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16645-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-2022-drought-impact.md) | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2023-02-13 | [Record setting dredging season comes to an end > St. Louis District > News Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16649-record-setting-dredging-season-comes-to-an-end-st-louis-district-news-stories.md) | -1.0% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2022-08-18 | [Emergency Board Recommends Pay Increases to Keep Grain Trains Moving \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40070-emergency-board-recommends-pay-increases-to-keep-grain-trains-moving-feed-and.md) | +5.8% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- maritimemagazines.com: https://www.maritimemagazines.com/marine-news/202303/keep-it-moving-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-drought-impact/

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