# America's Waterways, An Important Part of Ag Infrastructure, Need Repairs - Southeast AgNET

> American Waterways Operators says aging lock-and-dam systems on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers are making U.S. farm exports less price-competitive. Locks are the same size while towboats have grown, roughly doubling transit times.

- Date: 2017-11-01 · published 2017-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67877-america-s-waterways-an-important-part-of-ag-infrastructure-need-repairs
- 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

Slower river transit raises export logistics costs, which can weaken U.S. basis relative to competitors such as Brazil over time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-08 | [Inland Waterways: A Crucible Of Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16748-inland-waterways-a-crucible-of-issues.md) | +5.9% | +8.0% |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [New Studies Detail Impacts Of Possible Lock Closures - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55272-new-studies-detail-impacts-of-possible-lock-closures-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-04 | [Infrastructure Minister: 7 million metric tons of cargo transported through Black Sea humanitarian corridor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14339-infrastructure-minister-7-million-metric-tons-of-cargo-transported-through.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2021-11-08 | [Inland Waterways: A Crucible Of Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16748-inland-waterways-a-crucible-of-issues.md) | +3.5% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2020-01-10 | [New Studies Detail Impacts Of Possible Lock Closures - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55272-new-studies-detail-impacts-of-possible-lock-closures-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.0% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- southeastagnet.com: https://southeastagnet.com/2017/10/31/americas-waterways-ag-infrastructure/

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