# High water on the Mississippi River means less barge cargo - ShipBuilders

> 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.

- Date: 2019-05-09 · published 2019-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59263-high-water-on-the-mississippi-river-means-less-barge-cargo-shipbuilders
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer barge loadings during high water constrain river grain movements and can raise freight costs while flooding persists.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- shipbuildersusa.org: https://shipbuildersusa.org/news/high-water-on-the-mississippi-river-means-less-barge-cargo/

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