# Turning 30: Dredging slated for New Madrid County's slack wa...

> The Memphis District of the Corps of Engineers has scheduled annual dredging of the New Madrid County Port Authority slack water harbor, from September 8 for 12 days. The city of New Madrid's harbor will be dredged from August 27 through September 7. The port handles about 800,000 tons of product a year, mostly agricultural.

- Date: 2017-08-10 · published 2017-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69342-turning-30-dredging-slated-for-new-madrid-county-s-slack-wa
- 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

Routine maintenance dredging temporarily affects capacity at a small Mississippi port. The impact on grain prices is minor because it is a scheduled, short-term work plan.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-07-31 | [Soy Growers Lauding New Dredging Plan on Mississippi -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52017-soy-growers-lauding-new-dredging-plan-on-mississippi.md) | -0.7% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-12-08 | [Severe weather increases demand for river dredging - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49544-severe-weather-increases-demand-for-river-dredging-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | +0.1% | +9.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [High freight could open door for US corn to China \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14763-high-freight-could-open-door-for-us-corn-to-china-latest-market-news.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-19 | [New Terminal Expands Grain Handling Capacity for Ag Coast \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45963-new-terminal-expands-grain-handling-capacity-for-ag-coast-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2020-07-31 | [Soy Growers Lauding New Dredging Plan on Mississippi -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52017-soy-growers-lauding-new-dredging-plan-on-mississippi.md) | -1.2% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-04 | [Dredging Project Readies Mississippi River for Efficient Soy Transportation - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51508-dredging-project-readies-mississippi-river-for-efficient-soy-transportation-u-s.md) | -2.3% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2020-12-08 | [Severe weather increases demand for river dredging - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49544-severe-weather-increases-demand-for-river-dredging-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | +0.9% | +17.8% |

## Sources

- standard-democrat.com: https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/turning-30-dredging-slated-for-new-madrid-countys-slack-water-harbor-2434313

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