mississippi river

A bulk cargo loaded with grain in port. (Adobe Stock-#629708202 │ Seneca CDR)
Arkansas, Crops, Midwestern Region, Water

Low river, lower prices: Mississippi disruptions hit Southern farmers hardest

Low Mississippi River levels can drive up barge costs and reduce the prices farmers receive for corn and soybeans, according to new agricultural research. Read More

Biz News, Corn, Grain Sorghum, Machinery, Soybeans, Tools and Tech, Wheat

CHS and OCP North America launch major initiative to strengthen U.S. fertilizer supply

Biz News, Iowa, Machinery, Missouri, Regional Roundup

CHS expands into St. Louis to strengthen center gulf supply chain

HPJ Talk: Ken on what the WASDE is signaling for corn, soybeans, and what comes next

Mississippi River levels were lowering at the start of September. The US Coast Guard implemented draft restrictions on Sept. 2, 2025, as the river at Memphis, Tennessee, began hitting negative numbers. Photo taken Sept. 2, 2025, in Crittenden County. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Katrina Wallace)

Basis sinking faster than the Mississippi at Memphis

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Moisture was a mixed bag across country

Soybeans (K-State Research & Extension photo.)

US soybean farmers  losing transportation edge

Corn

Corn basis following Mississippi River levels downward

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
(Journal stock photo.)

Canola may have brighter future 

Mississippi River water levels drop at harvest, rail still struggling

Grain Belt port district submits application