# Ag shippers navigate around lock and dam repairs

> The Army Corps of Engineers will start five lock and dam improvement projects on the Illinois River on July 1, with some work lasting until October. Agricultural shippers say they are prepared, and the Corps timed the closures to avoid harvest.

- Date: 2020-06-24 · published 2020-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52500-ag-shippers-navigate-around-lock-and-dam-repairs
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Closures will push some grain to terminals off the river and may tighten barge capacity over the summer, adding modest freight and basis pressure to Illinois River-origin feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-08-14 | [Locks and dams: Still in disrepair](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69629-locks-and-dams-still-in-disrepair.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-07-10 | [Steenhoek: ongoing lock and dam repairs will help make supply chain more reliable - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52280-steenhoek-ongoing-lock-and-dam-repairs-will-help-make-supply-chain-more.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2022-03-11 | [Unlocking Potential with Lock and Dam #25 – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42465-unlocking-potential-with-lock-and-dam-25-the-seam.md) | -1.9% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2020-06-15 | [Five Lock and Dam Closures on Illinois River Looming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52501-five-lock-and-dam-closures-on-illinois-river-looming.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-08-14 | [Locks and dams: Still in disrepair](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69629-locks-and-dams-still-in-disrepair.md) | -2.0% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2020-07-10 | [Steenhoek: ongoing lock and dam repairs will help make supply chain more reliable - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52280-steenhoek-ongoing-lock-and-dam-repairs-will-help-make-supply-chain-more.md) | -4.9% | -7.5% |
| CORN | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.7% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- waterwayscouncil.org: https://waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2020/06/ag-shippers-navigate-around-lock-and-dam-repairs
- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/13895-article-headline

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