# Observations in Agriculture: river navigation

> A blog post highlights the importance of the inland navigation system, including Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio river traffic, to Midwest agricultural exports. The post references a Soil and Water Conservation Society paper on lock and dam infrastructure, and includes older unrelated Illinois River photos.

- Date: 2019-01-18 · published 2019-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60992-observations-in-agriculture-river-navigation
- 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

The post offers background on inland waterway dependence for grain exports but reports no new event that would move prices.

## Sources

- daverahe.blogspot.com: http://daverahe.blogspot.com/search/label/river%20navigation

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