# Cotton ginners help keep Mississippi River strong shipping

> Two Mid-South grower-ginners who serve on the Mississippi River Commission describe its role in flood control, navigation during droughts, and harbor dredging. The commission holds semi-annual inspections and public hearings from Cairo to the Gulf.

- Date: 2017-03-15 · published 2017-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71895-cotton-ginners-help-keep-mississippi-river-strong-shipping
- 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

Maintaining channel depth and flood control keeps the river open for grain barges, which underpins Gulf export logistics and freight costs for feed ingredients.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-07 | [2020 Shipping Season Over for Upper Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49538-2020-shipping-season-over-for-upper-mississippi-river.md) | +0.6% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2020-02-14 | [Mississippi River Dredging Offers Ag Commodity Shipping Opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54498-mississippi-river-dredging-offers-ag-commodity-shipping-opportunities.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-05 | [Federal grants aim to boost container shipping on Mississippi River \| STLPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73382-federal-grants-aim-to-boost-container-shipping-on-mississippi-river-stlpr.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-06-01 | [Low Mississippi River Water Levels Raise Shipping Costs for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16363-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-raise-shipping-costs-for-farmers.md) | -5.0% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2018-02-26 | [Flooding Halts Shipping on Illinois River, Creates Havoc on Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66384-flooding-halts-shipping-on-illinois-river-creates-havoc-on-mississippi.md) | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2017-10-02 | [Mississippi River Shipping Backlog Hits Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68347-mississippi-river-shipping-backlog-hits-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-12-07 | [2020 Shipping Season Over for Upper Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49538-2020-shipping-season-over-for-upper-mississippi-river.md) | -0.2% | +16.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-14 | [Mississippi River Dredging Offers Ag Commodity Shipping Opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54498-mississippi-river-dredging-offers-ag-commodity-shipping-opportunities.md) | -0.6% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/cotton-ginners-help-keep-mississippi-river-strong

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