# U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Plan to Deepen the Mississippi River to 50 Feet - Biz New Orleans

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River to 50 feet to accommodate larger post-Panama Canal ships. The article describes the economic weight of the ports from New Orleans to Plaquemines, which handle about 500 million tons of cargo annually.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66674-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-plan-to-deepen-the-mississippi-river-to-50-feet-biz
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A deeper channel would be a long-term infrastructure change that could lower freight costs for grain exports, but it has no near-term effect on prices.

## Sources

- bizneworleans.com: https://bizneworleans.com/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-plan-to-deepen-the-mississippi-river-to-50-feet/

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