# Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley

> The Mississippi River Commission will hold its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River from August 7 to 18, 2017. Public meetings are scheduled in Cape Girardeau, Memphis, Vicksburg and Houma, with a Red River leg adding stops in Shreveport, Natchitoches and Alexandria.

- Date: 2017-08-01 · published 2017-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69337-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi
- 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

The inspection focuses on navigation and infrastructure needs on the river system that moves much of the US grain export volume. Its direct effect on grain prices is limited unless it leads to funding or restrictions that change barge capacity.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-15 | [Mississippi River Commission prepares for low-water inspection trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16686-mississippi-river-commission-prepares-for-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > Memphis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63914-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-memphis.md) | -2.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-10 | [Mississippi River Commission announces 2026 low water inspection trip and public hearings schedule > Vicksburg District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16345-mississippi-river-commission-announces-2026-low-water-inspection-trip-and.md) | +3.1% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-27 | [Miss. River Commission's Low Water Inspection Tour visits Vicksburg - Healthy Gulf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57488-miss-river-commission-s-low-water-inspection-tour-visits-vicksburg-healthy-gulf.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2022-08-15 | [Mississippi River Commission prepares for low-water inspection trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16686-mississippi-river-commission-prepares-for-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | -10.8% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2017-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis.md) | +1.3% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > Memphis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63914-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-memphis.md) | +2.2% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- mvd.usace.army.mil: https://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/1264013/mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.