# Dredging Lower Mississippi makes money for farmers | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek discusses how dredging the Lower Mississippi could improve barge efficiency and benefit farmers. The piece follows President Trump's State of the Union call for infrastructure rebuilding.

- Date: 2019-02-07 · published 2019-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60481-dredging-lower-mississippi-makes-money-for-farmers-iowa-agribusiness-radio
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower barge costs from dredging would improve farm-gate basis and export competitiveness, but the benefit is long-term and not an immediate price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-07-21 | [ISA District 9 meeting highlights infrastructure needs \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16700-isa-district-9-meeting-highlights-infrastructure-needs-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | +9.0% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2018-07-19 | [Analysis shows benefits of dredging Lower Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63915-analysis-shows-benefits-of-dredging-lower-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.2% | +1.8% |
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| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment and Dredging Work Along the Mississippi River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63917-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-mississippi-river.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/dredging-lower-mississippi-makes-money-for-farmers/

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