# Mississippi River barge traffic slowly returning to normal | MPR News

> Commercial shipping on the Mississippi in Minnesota is slowly returning to normal after unprecedented high water earlier this year. Heavy rain has caused the river to rise again at times, complicating dredging and operations for shipping firms.

- Date: 2019-07-15 · published 2019-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57964-mississippi-river-barge-traffic-slowly-returning-to-normal-mpr-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Slow recovery and renewed high water keep upper river barge capacity tight, supporting freight costs for grain movement out of the Upper Midwest.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mprnews.org: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/07/15/mississippi-river-barge-traffic-slowly-returning

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