# Research identifies benefit of dredging Lower Mississippi River

> Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. and Agspring agreed to provide marketing and management services to Big River Rice & Grain, which Agspring owns. The deal links Big River's barge loading facility directly to CGB's export network for corn and soybeans. Agspring also said it has raised inbound capacity at the facility by 25% over the past six months.

- Date: 2018-07-10 · published 2018-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63918-research-identifies-benefit-of-dredging-lower-mississippi-river
- 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

The arrangement connects a Mississippi Delta barge loader to an established exporter, which may improve merchandising and export flows for local grain. The effect on national prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [Low Mississippi River and reduced demand affecting basis - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16432-low-mississippi-river-and-reduced-demand-affecting-basis-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-24 | [Mississippi River Corn Exports Surge Above Recent Averages -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18091-mississippi-river-corn-exports-surge-above-recent-averages.md) | +3.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2020-05-07 | [March Sees Lower U.S. Ethanol Exports but Global Sales of U.S. DDGS Firm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53113-march-sees-lower-u-s-ethanol-exports-but-global-sales-of-u-s-ddgs-firm.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [Drewry - Maritime Research Opinions - China’s shifting grain game is creating ripples across the global market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26249-drewry-maritime-research-opinions-china-s-shifting-grain-game-is-creating.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [Farmers receive $10.5 billion to offset trade war losses — APM Research Lab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55565-farmers-receive-10-5-billion-to-offset-trade-war-losses-apm-research-lab.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2025-08-27 | [Low Mississippi River and reduced demand affecting basis - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16432-low-mississippi-river-and-reduced-demand-affecting-basis-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2018-10-10 | [Soybean Discounts Skyrocket as Demand Slows the Flow of Beans Down the Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62424-soybean-discounts-skyrocket-as-demand-slows-the-flow-of-beans-down-the.md) | +2.5% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-12-12 | [Farmers receive $10.5 billion to offset trade war losses — APM Research Lab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55565-farmers-receive-10-5-billion-to-offset-trade-war-losses-apm-research-lab.md) | +3.9% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/research-identifies-benefit-of-dredging-lower-mississippi-river

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