Barge traffic has been slower much of the harvest season, and barge rates are higher with the low water levels on the Mississippi River. But grain merchandisers say the grain flow out of the Midwest generally is pretty good, with trucks and rail also moving grain effectively and on time.
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Crop movement ‘smooth’ so far
A quiet day at the riverfront in East St. Louis earlier this year. Mississippi River levels hit a record low again this year, but grain merchandisers says the grain flow out of the Midwest generally is good this harvest.
