# Commodity group leaders say locks and dams are not the only river infrastructure problem - Brownfield Ag News

> Wisconsin commodity leaders said that beyond aging locks and dams, siltation has reduced channel depths on the Mississippi below St. Louis. They are calling for more dredging and river infrastructure investment in the infrastructure debate.

- Date: 2018-02-02 · published 2018-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66387-commodity-group-leaders-say-locks-and-dams-are-not-the-only-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

Shallow channels force barges to leave partly loaded, which raises the cost per bushel of moving grain downriver. This supports a longer-term premium for inland barge freight.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-11 | [Progress on Lower Mississippi River dredging helps growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16736-progress-on-lower-mississippi-river-dredging-helps-growers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.8% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-21 | [Northern snow melt could delay grain shipping on the Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59980-northern-snow-melt-could-delay-grain-shipping-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | -1.2% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16477-low-river-levels-remain-a-concern-for-inland-waterways-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| 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 | 2023-10-24 | [Canadian lock strike creates another ag shipping problem - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33670-canadian-lock-strike-creates-another-ag-shipping-problem-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-11 | [Progress on Lower Mississippi River dredging helps growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16736-progress-on-lower-mississippi-river-dredging-helps-growers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/commodity-group-leaders-say-locks-dams-not-river-infrastructure-problem/

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