# Iowa Corn Growers call attention to Mississippi locks and dams | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Iowa commodity leaders and farmers rallied at a live radio event in Guttenberg to press for federal investment in Mississippi River locks and dams. Speakers said authorized water resources funding has not yet reached the projects.

- Date: 2017-07-14 · published 2017-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69862-iowa-corn-growers-call-attention-to-mississippi-locks-and-dams-iowa
- 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

Aging lock infrastructure and unfunded repairs raise the risk of barge delays and higher freight costs for Midwest grain. The rally signals advocacy, not an immediate supply change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-22 | [Ice accumulation impedes grain transport \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67160-ice-accumulation-impedes-grain-transport-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [Army Corps shows progress on Mississippi River lock and dam project](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16353-army-corps-shows-progress-on-mississippi-river-lock-and-dam-project.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-07-12 | [Inland port network coming to Mississippi River - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16699-inland-port-network-coming-to-mississippi-river-freightwaves.md) | -13.6% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-01 | [Closed lock and dam causes Mississippi River traffic jam \| News \| komu.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69131-closed-lock-and-dam-causes-mississippi-river-traffic-jam-news-komu-com.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-02-07 | [Dredging Lower Mississippi makes money for farmers \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60481-dredging-lower-mississippi-makes-money-for-farmers-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | -0.6% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-08-11 | [Dredging of Mississippi River means more soybeans moved to port \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51510-dredging-of-mississippi-river-means-more-soybeans-moved-to-port-iowa.md) | +4.1% | +11.0% |
| SOY | 2020-03-20 | [Needed Bulls Return - Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7270-needed-bulls-return-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +4.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/iowa-corn-growers-call-attention-to-mississippi-locks-and-dams/

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