# Kentucky Counties Partner For Port Project - The Waterways Journal

> Four western Kentucky counties are working together to establish a riverport just south of the Mississippi-Ohio confluence, with a preferred site on Phoenix Paper property. The Western Kentucky Riverport Authority replaced the earlier single-county Ballard-Wickliffe Port Authority. A site study is evaluating two alternative locations.

- Date: 2020-09-04 · published 2020-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51001-kentucky-counties-partner-for-port-project-the-waterways-journal
- 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

A planned port would add future grain handling capacity in the region, but it is in early planning and has no near-term effect on prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2022-05-13 | [New ‘Northern Grain Belt’ Statistical Port Project Advances - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16714-new-northern-grain-belt-statistical-port-project-advances-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Projections Call For Rapid Fall In River Levels At St. Louis - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32914-projections-call-for-rapid-fall-in-river-levels-at-st-louis-the-waterways.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-19 | [St. Joseph Port Has New Operator - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62419-st-joseph-port-has-new-operator-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.9% | -6.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-25 | [Harvest Season Could Be Subdued For Barges - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56459-harvest-season-could-be-subdued-for-barges-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2022-05-13 | [New ‘Northern Grain Belt’ Statistical Port Project Advances - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16714-new-northern-grain-belt-statistical-port-project-advances-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.8% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [Report Touts Containerization For Soy Exports - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61944-report-touts-containerization-for-soy-exports-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/09/04/kentucky-counties-partner-for-port-project/

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