Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...
Close to half of all U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat exports move through the Mississippi River system, making it one of the most important export corridors in the world. Over the past five years, an ...
Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25. Because the upper river freezes each year, barge traffic always halts until ...
ST. LOUIS — Six barges broke loose on the Mississippi River in St. Louis on Friday, and one struck the Eads Bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a release that the ...