# Ag Groups Hope Federal Infrastructure Plan Improves River Transport Of Grain | KMUW

> President Trump highlighted the need to upgrade roads, bridges and waterways, including aging locks and dams that carry most Midwest grain exports. Farm groups hope the federal infrastructure plan will improve river reliability, though details remain unclear.

- Date: 2017-06-12 · published 2017-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70377-ag-groups-hope-federal-infrastructure-plan-improves-river-transport-of-grain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Potential federal investment in locks and dams could reduce future river bottlenecks and freight costs, but no timetable or funding has been set, so the price effect is distant.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- kmuw.org: https://www.kmuw.org/agriculture/2017-06-12/ag-groups-hope-federal-infrastructure-plan-improves-river-transport-of-grain

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