Archive for the "Mississippi River" Tag

As desperation grows to remedy drought conditions in the dried-out Western U.S., some are eyeing the floodwaters stemming from the Mississippi River. […]

The unofficial end of the Upper Mississippi River navigation season took place over Thanksgiving weekend, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]

This past weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began reducing water flows from the upstream Missouri River dam. The resulting impact […]

With low Mississippi River water levels impacting the movement of U.S. grains on barges, grain suppliers, farmers and the ag sector are […]

As water levels on the Mississippi River continue to fall, more record lows are being recorded. Navigation and transportation on the river […]

Lower Mississippi River barge traffic is still backed up as water levels remain at a record low. The river state at Memphis, […]

U.S. crop exports took a significant dive this past week at a time when exports have historically accelerated. The reason? Massively slowed […]

Water levels among the Mississippi River continue to decline amidst ongoing drought conditions. In September, water levels became critically low, slowing or […]

Drought in the midwestern states has continued to challenge yield outlooks throughout the season. As farmers are nearing harvest, grain transportation might […]

The discovery of a crack in a steel beam in a bridge over the Mississippi River on I-40 in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier […]