# Nature-based flood mitigation can help Mississippi River farmers | PreventionWeb

> An article from PreventionWeb argues that nature-based approaches can reduce flood risk for Mississippi River farmers. It cites 2019 Mississippi basin flooding that caused $20 billion in losses and kept 6.3 million tons of grain unshipped. It projects riverine flood risk in the basin will threaten $4.2 billion in GDP annually by 2030.

- Date: 2020-07-07 · published 2020-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52016-nature-based-flood-mitigation-can-help-mississippi-river-farmers-preventionweb
- 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

Flood risk to the Mississippi system threatens barge logistics and planting, which can affect grain flows and freight costs, but this piece is a policy argument with no immediate price catalyst.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +0.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2023-01-04 | [A Dry Mississippi: What Low River Levels May Mean to Farmers, as Well as Consumers - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16661-a-dry-mississippi-what-low-river-levels-may-mean-to-farmers-as-well-as.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-29 | [Eyes On Mississippi River Levels: A Developing Situation - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16431-eyes-on-mississippi-river-levels-a-developing-situation-agweb.md) | +3.3% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Argentina farmers may miss out on grains rally stoked by Ukraine crisis \| National Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14052-argentina-farmers-may-miss-out-on-grains-rally-stoked-by-ukraine-crisis.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Fall Rains Ease Midwest Drought and Replenish Mississippi River - Farmer Mac](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33358-fall-rains-ease-midwest-drought-and-replenish-mississippi-river-farmer-mac.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-07-08 | [Low Mississippi River levels cost soybean farmers up to $293 million - Talk Business & Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16438-low-mississippi-river-levels-cost-soybean-farmers-up-to-293-million-talk.md) | -3.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-29 | [Eyes On Mississippi River Levels: A Developing Situation - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16431-eyes-on-mississippi-river-levels-a-developing-situation-agweb.md) | -2.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- preventionweb.net: https://www.preventionweb.net/news/nature-based-flood-mitigation-can-help-mississippi-river-farmers

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