The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers are reaching record-breaking low levels, causing more headaches for everyone trying to get commodities moving up and down the river.
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Barges have been trying to move the 2022 harvest down the Mississippi River, and other commodities, but low water levels have stopped their progress the past week. Impeded barge traffic is causing grain basis levels to widen and worries for farmers.
Barge traffic on the Mississippi has resumed near Stack Island and Memphis, ending a multiday shutdown caused by shallow water and multiple groundings.
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