# New Studies Detail Impacts Of Possible Lock Closures - The Waterways Journal

> Two University of Tennessee studies, one commissioned by USDA AMS, model the impact of possible closures at Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi and LaGrange Lock on the Illinois Waterway. A fall-quarter closure at Lock 25 would cut corn and soybean exports at Gulf ports by up to 5 million tons, or 9 percent. A full-year closure would cut them by 8 million tons, or 13 percent.

- Date: 2020-01-10 · published 2020-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55272-new-studies-detail-impacts-of-possible-lock-closures-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lock closures would back up interior corn and soybean supplies and widen basis while cutting Gulf export demand, which is bearish for Midwest cash prices. These are scenario studies, so the price effect remains hypothetical.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

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| SOY | 2024-10-25 | [Low Water 'Three-peats' On Upper, Middle Miss - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16499-low-water-three-peats-on-upper-middle-miss-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| 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 | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/01/10/new-studies-detail-impacts-of-possible-lock-closures/

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