# U.S. Army Corps of Engineers greenlights Louisiana International Terminal on Lower Mississippi River

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized construction of the Louisiana International Terminal on the Lower Mississippi River. The terminal, backed by Port NOLA, Terminal Investment Limited and Ports America, would give direct Gulf access and rail and highway links to more than 30 states.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:13:00.475Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79984-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-greenlights-louisiana-international-terminal-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 new deep-water container terminal adds Gulf export capacity over the long term, but construction is years away and the near-term effect on grain, meal and freight prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-28 | [Army Corps of Engineers Expects Challenges with Mississippi River Navigation - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29952-army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-01-14 | [VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Works to Avert Crisis on Mississippi River-英语课](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60989-voa-2012-us-army-corps-of-engineers-works-to-avert-crisis-on-mississippi-river.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-07-31 | [State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign… \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52281-state-of-louisiana-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-sign-port-nola.md) | -0.7% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [Corps of Engineers invites public aboard the largest diesel towboat on the Mississippi River > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45961-corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-06-28 | [Army Corps of Engineers Expects Challenges with Mississippi River Navigation - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29952-army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation.md) | +3.1% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2019-01-14 | [VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Works to Avert Crisis on Mississippi River-英语课](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60989-voa-2012-us-army-corps-of-engineers-works-to-avert-crisis-on-mississippi-river.md) | +1.9% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- wbrz.com: https://www.wbrz.com/videos/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-greenlights-louisiana-international-terminal-on-lower-mississippi-river/

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