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At the Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis, a panel discussed mechanical dredging equipment used on the Mississippi River, including hydraulic clamshell and cable buckets. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District representative also described how the district uses its dredges and survey equipment.
The session covered equipment and operations, not new policy or funding.
This is technical equipment discussion with no direct effect on grain flows or prices. It is relevant only as background to maintaining river navigation depth.
waterwaysjournal.netWaterways JournalJul 13, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,054 past logistics events, Corn moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.5%), and -0.0% over 20.
After 837 past logistics events, Soybeans moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.0%), and +0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
