# Report: River dredging will benefit farmers - Brownfield Ag News

> A report commissioned by the Soy Transportation Coalition says dredging the Lower Mississippi River would benefit farmers by maintaining a reliable link to domestic and international markets. The Missouri Soybean checkoff distributed the summary, with Executive Director Mike Steenhoek quoted on the cost-effectiveness of the project.

- Date: 2018-11-26 · published 2018-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61939-report-river-dredging-will-benefit-farmers-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Reliable low-cost river access supports Gulf export basis for soybeans and corn, which is a modest long-term positive for U.S. soybean and corn prices. The report does not change near-term supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-01-11 | [Progress on Lower Mississippi River dredging helps growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16736-progress-on-lower-mississippi-river-dredging-helps-growers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-03 | [Partnership signed to begin dredging lower Mississippi - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51506-partnership-signed-to-begin-dredging-lower-mississippi-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2020-10-13 | [Soybeans, corn recover some losses - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11787-soybeans-corn-recover-some-losses-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2025-12-15 | [Low river levels slow soybean traffic toward the Gulf - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16400-low-river-levels-slow-soybean-traffic-toward-the-gulf-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.6% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-09-17 | [Deepening of Mississippi River will benefit farmers - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50999-deepening-of-mississippi-river-will-benefit-farmers-supply-chain-council-of.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/podcast/report-river-dredging-will-benefit-farmers/

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