# Sensors and Systems Keep Mississippi River Traffic Flowing

> An article describes how GIS mapping, surveys, and sensors help keep Mississippi River barge traffic moving, with the US Army Corps of Engineers managing navigation. It notes the river carries about 60 percent of the US grain harvest and faces aging infrastructure, drought, and flooding challenges.

- Date: 2018-10-03 · published 2018-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62417-sensors-and-systems-keep-mississippi-river-traffic-flowing
- 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

Barge reliability on the Mississippi affects the cost and timing of Midwest corn and soybean shipments to Gulf export terminals, which can influence basis and export spreads. This is mainly background on infrastructure, with no new disruption.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-16 | [Reducing Mississippi barge traffic stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16651-reducing-mississippi-barge-traffic-stress.md) | -0.4% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2019-02-26 | [Extreme water flows on the Mississippi River - The Swedish Club](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60483-extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river-the-swedish-club.md) | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Mississippi River Barge Traffic Slowed By Lower Water Levels \| State News \| voiceofalexandria.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46472-mississippi-river-barge-traffic-slowed-by-lower-water-levels-state-news.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-17 | [A rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57250-a-rising-mississippi-river-is-raising-industrial-sector-worries.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [U.S. barge backup worsens as Mississippi River shut near Memphis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46997-u-s-barge-backup-worsens-as-mississippi-river-shut-near-memphis.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2023-02-16 | [Reducing Mississippi barge traffic stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16651-reducing-mississippi-barge-traffic-stress.md) | +0.6% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2019-02-26 | [Extreme water flows on the Mississippi River - The Swedish Club](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60483-extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river-the-swedish-club.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- esri.com: https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/keeping-inland-waterways-traffic-flowing

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