# Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases

> The Mississippi River Commission announced its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River from Aug. 7 to 18, 2017. Public meetings are scheduled in Cape Girardeau, Memphis, Vicksburg and Houma, and the trip includes a Red River leg with stops in Louisiana.

- Date: 2017-07-18 · published 2017-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis
- 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 along the river, which carries much of the Midwest grain barge traffic. The announcement itself does not change supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-08-01 | [Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69337-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | +0.4% | -8.1% |
| 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 | 2021-07-23 | [Corps of Engineers invites public aboard the largest diesel towboat on the Mississippi River > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45961-corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| SOY | 2017-08-01 | [Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69337-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | -3.5% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- mvs.usace.army.mil: https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/1250571/mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip/

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