Low Mississippi River limits barges and raises cargo costs for Minnesota farmers finance-commerce.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from finance-commerce.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn and soybeans downriver to the Gulf of Mexico.