Fully loaded barges remained stuck in harbor in Greenville, Mississippi, elsewhere
10/19/2022 12:49:56 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Arkansas
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Washington County, MS
Greenville, MS
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Start Date: 10/19/2022
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Barges remained stuck in Mississippi River ports from Minnesota to Mississippi and needed higher water to move. There were 150 barges loaded to regular depths with corn and soybeans at Greenville, Miss., that were unable to move out of the harbor or down river. Farmers were taking a financial hit as drought affects prices that they are getting for their grain, especially if they didn’t have anywhere to store the grain.
Forecasters indicated that the river may not rise to safely navigable levels until late October or maybe the first week of November.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (Jackson, Miss.), Oct 19, 2022
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