# VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Works to Avert Crisis on Mississippi River-英语课

> US Army Corps of Engineers dredge crews are working around the clock on the Mississippi River to keep shallow sections open amid a continuing drought in the central US. Barge operators say they are about 35 percent less efficient at the current river stage than under normal conditions.

- Date: 2019-01-14 · published 2019-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60989-voa-2012-us-army-corps-of-engineers-works-to-avert-crisis-on-mississippi-river
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven low water sharply cuts barge loading and throughput, raising freight rates and reducing Gulf export competitiveness for grain. This tightens logistics for feed grains and supports higher barge freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-20 | [Army Corps to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16740-army-corps-to-spend-732m-on-mississippi-river-lock-upgrade-ap-news.md) | +1.6% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Mississippi River likely to close at St. Louis as waters rise: Coast Guard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70894-mississippi-river-likely-to-close-at-st-louis-as-waters-rise-coast-guard.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Corps is taking the deep route—Mississippi River channel to 50 ft - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16741-corps-is-taking-the-deep-route-mississippi-river-channel-to-50-ft-dredgewire.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Mississippi River Crisis Threatens U.S. Grain Exports and Farm Logistics - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16404-mississippi-river-crisis-threatens-u-s-grain-exports-and-farm-logistics.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-02-14 | [Mississippi River Dredging Offers Ag Commodity Shipping Opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54498-mississippi-river-dredging-offers-ag-commodity-shipping-opportunities.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-20 | [Army Corps to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16740-army-corps-to-spend-732m-on-mississippi-river-lock-upgrade-ap-news.md) | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2017-05-01 | [Mississippi River likely to close at St. Louis as waters rise: Coast Guard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70894-mississippi-river-likely-to-close-at-st-louis-as-waters-rise-coast-guard.md) | +1.9% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Mississippi River dredging seeks to increase US soy exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51509-mississippi-river-dredging-seeks-to-increase-us-soy-exports.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- yingyuke.net: https://www.yingyuke.net/a/164654.html

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