# Bipartisan push to fund issues on Lower Missouri River amid harvest | News-Talk 1230 KFJB

> A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Senator Roy Blunt and Representative Sam Graves urged the Army Corps of Engineers to direct more resources to Lower Missouri River navigation problems. They described a critically dire situation in which serious barge accidents have nearly stopped commercial activity. The letter was backed by senators from Iowa and Nebraska.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51306-bipartisan-push-to-fund-issues-on-lower-missouri-river-amid-harvest-news-talk
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Prolonged barge disruptions on the Missouri raise freight costs and can delay grain shipments from the Plains and Corn Belt, supporting interior basis and feed ingredient delivered prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- 1230kfjb.com: https://www.1230kfjb.com/2020/09/23/bipartisan-push-to-fund-issues-on-lower-missouri-river-amid-harvest/

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