# River Infrastructure a Major Concern for Corn Farmers - Southeast AgNET

> The National Corn Growers Association says eroding river infrastructure is a major concern for corn farmers. New Mid-America Freight Coalition research finds failure of Mississippi River locks and dams would cost billions in lost jobs and economic activity.

- Date: 2016-11-01 · published 2016-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73764-river-infrastructure-a-major-concern-for-corn-farmers-southeast-agnet
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Concern over river infrastructure highlights potential future barge disruptions that could raise corn transport costs and widen basis.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-30 | [Farmers Hope For River System Improvements](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56465-farmers-hope-for-river-system-improvements.md) | +2.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [Could Rail Workers Now Strike Starting Monday As Concerns Of a Feed Shortage Continue In the West?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40503-could-rail-workers-now-strike-starting-monday-as-concerns-of-a-feed-shortage.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Factbox: Argentina’s agriculture facing major challenges - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46408-factbox-argentina-s-agriculture-facing-major-challenges-fastmarkets.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [Mississippi River traffic closure causes slowdown for SEMO Port Authority](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70895-mississippi-river-traffic-closure-causes-slowdown-for-semo-port-authority.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- southeastagnet.com: https://southeastagnet.com/2016/11/01/river-infrastructure-a-major-concern-for-corn-farmers/

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