# STC Research Identifies Ag Benefit Of Dredging LMR - The Waterways Journal

> 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.

- Date: 2018-07-13 · published 2018-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63916-stc-research-identifies-ag-benefit-of-dredging-lmr-the-waterways-journal
- 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

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.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-22 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment And Dredging Work Along The River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64419-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-river-the-waterways.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-12-14 | [2018: The Annual Review Of Waterways Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61476-2018-the-annual-review-of-waterways-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [2022: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38407-2022-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-16 | [Tariffs Bite At End Of Better Year For Barging - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61940-tariffs-bite-at-end-of-better-year-for-barging-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.2% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2018-06-22 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment And Dredging Work Along The River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64419-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-river-the-waterways.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment and Dredging Work Along the Mississippi River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63917-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-mississippi-river.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-14 | [2018: The Annual Review Of Waterways Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61476-2018-the-annual-review-of-waterways-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.5% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/07/13/stc-research-identifies-ag-benefit-of-dredging-lmr/

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