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Mississippi River Drought Imperils Trade: Here’s Why

By Elizabeth Elkin, Will Wade and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River is a vital US waterway that ferries key commodities between the

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Coast Guard: Dredging Underway to Reopen Section of Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard has closed a section of the Lower Mississippi River for dredging. The river is closed near Stack Island, near Lake Providence, Louisiana,

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Ingram Barge Declares Force Majeure Due to Low Water on Mississippi

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Ingram Barge Company, one of the country’s largest barge shippers, said Thursday it was “providing formal

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Coast Guard: Barge Groundings Increasing on Parched Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is responding to an increasing number of barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River. The Coast Guard

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Mississippi River Barge Backlog Swells as Water Levels Shrink

By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday

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Shrinking Mississippi River Puts American Farm Trade at Risk

By Kim Chipman, Dominic Carey and Elizabeth Elkin (Bloomberg) — American farmers are facing yet another supply-chain headache just as harvest season