# Proposed Dredging of Mississippi River Would Dramatically Boost Commerce on Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway

> The St. Louis Regional Freightway reports that the Big River Coalition is pushing a proposal to deepen the lower Mississippi ship channel from 45 to 50 feet between the Gulf, New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The group met with port representatives on April 5, 2017, and the project is still at the proposal stage.

- Date: 2017-04-19 · published 2017-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71395-proposed-dredging-of-mississippi-river-would-dramatically-boost-commerce-on
- 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

A deeper channel would allow larger vessels to load grain at Gulf terminals, which could lower per-tonne freight costs over time. The effect on prices is long-term and speculative for now.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-20 | [St. Louis Region Captures One-Third of the Upper Mississippi River Barge Freight Traffic - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68852-st-louis-region-captures-one-third-of-the-upper-mississippi-river-barge-freight.md) | +0.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-08-16 | [St. Louis Region’s Agriculture Freight Network Poised for Growth as Handling Capacity Increases Along the Mississippi River - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69340-st-louis-region-s-agriculture-freight-network-poised-for-growth-as-handling.md) | -2.4% | -4.2% |
| 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 | 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% |
| SOY | 2017-09-20 | [St. Louis Region Captures One-Third of the Upper Mississippi River Barge Freight Traffic - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68852-st-louis-region-captures-one-third-of-the-upper-mississippi-river-barge-freight.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2017-08-16 | [St. Louis Region’s Agriculture Freight Network Poised for Growth as Handling Capacity Increases Along the Mississippi River - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69340-st-louis-region-s-agriculture-freight-network-poised-for-growth-as-handling.md) | +1.3% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/proposed-dredging-of-mississippi-river-would-dramatically-boost-commerce-on-inland-waterways/

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