# MRC to meet Aug. 7 as part of low-water inspection trip

> The Mississippi River Commission will hold a public meeting in Cape Girardeau on Aug. 7 as part of its annual low-water inspection trip. The meeting will address infrastructure, flood control and navigation concerns, with a second stop planned in Memphis on Aug. 9.

- Date: 2017-07-31 · published 2017-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69860-mrc-to-meet-aug-7-as-part-of-low-water-inspection-trip
- 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 meeting is a scheduled public forum on river infrastructure, which affects the cost and reliability of grain barge transport. It has no direct price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-22 | [Low water inspection meeting Friday \| St. Mary Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63450-low-water-inspection-meeting-friday-st-mary-now.md) | -3.1% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-10 | [2026 MRC Low Water Inspection Tip – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16348-2026-mrc-low-water-inspection-tip-inland-rivers-ports-and-terminals-inc.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |
| SOY | 2018-08-22 | [Low water inspection meeting Friday \| St. Mary Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63450-low-water-inspection-meeting-friday-st-mary-now.md) | -6.2% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2026-07-10 | [2026 MRC Low Water Inspection Tip – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16348-2026-mrc-low-water-inspection-tip-inland-rivers-ports-and-terminals-inc.md) | -0.1% | -2.3% |
| 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

- standard-democrat.com: https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/mrc-to-meet-aug-7-as-part-of-low-water-inspection-trip-2431914

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