# Missouri River Navigation Recovering From Floods - The Waterways Journal

> Missouri River communities and river operators are dealing with repeated flooding, the third this year for some areas. A debris pile caused the collapse of a Norfolk Southern railroad bridge on the Grand River on October 2. Port KC reports it was largely protected, moving 17 barges and 26,000 tons last month, though downstream closures affected barge traffic.

- Date: 2019-10-11 · published 2019-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56744-missouri-river-navigation-recovering-from-floods-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Downstream port closures and rail damage raise freight costs and delay grain and feed shipments from the Upper Midwest, which can widen basis and support local feed ingredient prices. Navigation remains workable on the Missouri, limiting the price effect.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/10/11/missouri-river-navigation-recovering-from-floods/

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