# Severe weather increases demand for river dredging - DredgeWire : DredgeWire

> High water and severe Gulf hurricanes have strained locks, dams and flood control infrastructure and created heavy shoaling on the Mississippi system. The Army Corps and private contractors are deploying more dredging equipment, and Congress has passed an emergency act to fund the work. A Corps official said 2019 and 2020 were the wettest years in the 26-year record.

- Date: 2020-12-08 · published 2020-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49544-severe-weather-increases-demand-for-river-dredging-dredgewire-dredgewire
- 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 and lock repairs add navigation delays and capacity constraints, which can raise barge costs, but the story describes ongoing maintenance rather than a new shock to grain flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2022-08-17 | [The mighty Mississippi River is even mightier now; here's why - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16693-the-mighty-mississippi-river-is-even-mightier-now-here-s-why-dredgewire.md) | +0.3% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-04-06 | [Mississippi River Commission Says Less Money Means Less Dredging - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71399-mississippi-river-commission-says-less-money-means-less-dredging-dredgewire.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2018-06-22 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment And Dredging Work Along The River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64419-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-river-the-waterways.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | -2.5% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Mississippi River dredging seeks to increase US soy exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51509-mississippi-river-dredging-seeks-to-increase-us-soy-exports.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2022-08-17 | [The mighty Mississippi River is even mightier now; here's why - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16693-the-mighty-mississippi-river-is-even-mightier-now-here-s-why-dredgewire.md) | +7.7% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/severe-weather-increases-demand-for-river-dredging/

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