# Federal Waterways Infrastructure Outlook

> Marinelink reports on federal waterways infrastructure funding, citing deteriorating locks such as Lagrange and debate over the Inland Waterways Trust Fund ahead of the 2018 federal budget. Industry leaders argue that under-investment could push global buyers toward competing supply chains.

- Date: 2017-12-04 · published 2017-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67662-federal-waterways-infrastructure-outlook
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lock deterioration and funding gaps raise the risk of future barge disruptions, which can widen Gulf basis for corn and soybeans when river capacity tightens.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/infrastructure-waterways431774

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