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High water on the Mississippi River is reducing the volume of cargo moving by barge. The article is a short notice with limited detail on the scale of the reduction.
Fewer barge loadings during high water constrain river grain movements and can raise freight costs while flooding persists.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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