# Decision Could Come Soon On Corn Belt Ports - The Waterways Journal

> A regional push to statistically merge Mississippi River ports between Keokuk and Dubuque into one port district could get a Corps of Engineers decision within two weeks. The 222-mile area would be the 68th largest U.S. port district if approved.

- Date: 2020-06-12 · published 2020-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52498-decision-could-come-soon-on-corn-belt-ports-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

The change is statistical and administrative, affecting how port data is reported rather than how grain moves, so it has no direct price impact on feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-23 | [Focus On Flood Control, Navigation On Missouri River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47775-focus-on-flood-control-navigation-on-missouri-river-the-waterways-journal.md) | +10.5% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2021-07-13 | [Here's Why Parched Portions of the Corn Belt Matter in the Acreage Debate - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45920-here-s-why-parched-portions-of-the-corn-belt-matter-in-the-acreage-debate-agweb.md) | -10.7% | -12.3% |
| CORN | 2018-08-13 | [STC Offers Suggestions For Infrastructure Improvements - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63449-stc-offers-suggestions-for-infrastructure-improvements-the-waterways-journal.md) | -5.9% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-10-27 | [Mexico promises science-based decision on biotech corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44531-mexico-promises-science-based-decision-on-biotech-corn.md) | +6.7% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2021-02-09 | [Navigating the Needs of the Nation’s Inland Waterways System](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48532-navigating-the-needs-of-the-nation-s-inland-waterways-system.md) | -5.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2021-04-23 | [Focus On Flood Control, Navigation On Missouri River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47775-focus-on-flood-control-navigation-on-missouri-river-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.6% | 0.0% |
| SOY | 2021-07-13 | [Here's Why Parched Portions of the Corn Belt Matter in the Acreage Debate - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45920-here-s-why-parched-portions-of-the-corn-belt-matter-in-the-acreage-debate-agweb.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-08-13 | [STC Offers Suggestions For Infrastructure Improvements - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63449-stc-offers-suggestions-for-infrastructure-improvements-the-waterways-journal.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/06/12/decision-could-come-soon-on-corn-belt-ports/

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