# Analysis shows benefits of dredging Lower Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News

> A Soy Transportation Coalition analysis says dredging the Lower Mississippi from 45 to 50 feet would add $461 million in value for soybean farmers. The 256-mile stretch from Baton Rouge to the Gulf handles a large share of U.S. soybean and corn exports. Funding would require federal and state investment, with maintenance paid from a federal trust fund.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63915-analysis-shows-benefits-of-dredging-lower-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Deeper channels would allow more cargo per vessel and lower the per-bushel shipping cost from the Gulf, which could support export basis and farm prices over time. The effect depends on projects that are not yet funded.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2023-05-03 | [Mississippi flooding has limited impact on grain movement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16632-mississippi-flooding-has-limited-impact-on-grain-movement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | -9.7% |
| SOY | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [Storm runoff beginning to impact shipping - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16444-storm-runoff-beginning-to-impact-shipping-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/analysis-shows-benefits-of-dredging-lower-mississippi-river/

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