# Closed lock and dam causes Mississippi River traffic jam | News | komu.com

> Emergency repairs to a cracked gate at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam near Alton, Illinois, closed Mississippi River barge traffic from Wednesday afternoon. By Friday, 19 northbound and 15 southbound tows were stalled, with reopening targeted for Sunday morning.

- Date: 2017-09-01 · published 2017-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69131-closed-lock-and-dam-causes-mississippi-river-traffic-jam-news-komu-com
- 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

A multi-day closure backs up barges during harvest and can widen Gulf and river basis as shipments are delayed, while barge freight rates rise on the tight supply of barges.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | -0.7% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16679-low-water-on-the-mississippi-river-impacting-barge-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-10 | [Mississippi River reopens to barge traffic after low water closures - U.S. Coast Guard \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16671-mississippi-river-reopens-to-barge-traffic-after-low-water-closures-u-s-coast.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-03 | [Lower Mississippi River closure \| GAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73172-lower-mississippi-river-closure-gac.md) | +3.0% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-11-28 | [INSIGHT: Mississippi River levels hit multi-year lows, clogs
      US chem traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16749-insight-mississippi-river-levels-hit-multi-year-lows-clogs-us-chem-traffic.md) | -3.0% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2022-10-06 | [Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16678-barges-grounded-by-low-water-halt-mississippi-river-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2022-10-10 | [Mississippi River reopens to barge traffic after low water closures - U.S. Coast Guard \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16671-mississippi-river-reopens-to-barge-traffic-after-low-water-closures-u-s-coast.md) | +1.2% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- komu.com: https://www.komu.com/news/closed-lock-and-dam-causes-mississippi-river-traffic-jam/article_2afc2833-f475-5f55-9fa8-a438698faec9.html

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