CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Numerous barges have run aground on the lower Mississippi River and grain barge shipping rates are soaring to historic highs this week, as drought has dropped inland ...

Numerous barges have run aground on the lower Mississippi River, and grain barge shipping rates are soaring to historic highs this week, as drought has dropped inland waterways to levels not seen in ...

HENDERSON, Ky. − Henderson County farmers for years have longed for a second major grain buyer here to which they could market their corn and soybeans. Having another sizable grain elevator competing ...

RED WING, Minn. — Low water levels and rising barge costs have had an impact on Red Wing Grain, one of five Mississippi River ports in Minnesota providing access to river ports to the south and the ...

A barge is pushed up the Illinois River on Feb. 16, 2018. Photo by Kenneth Spencer, via Flickr. CHICAGO • Grain barge shipping came to a near standstill in parts of the Midwest on Thursday as recent ...

Water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers are likely to reach critically low stages soon, forcing shippers to light-load harvest-season grain barges for the fourth year in a row.

Mississippi River water levels are at historic lows – dropping even below where they were last year when barge transport came to a complete halt – and that means increased costs and slower delivery ...

Harvest progress is up, but river levels are down. South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited. “As if agricultural shippers ...

BLOOMINGTON — Illinois farmers typically hope for timely rains before harvest when crops need the precipitation to build out high yields. But in a season that's been far from normal, the call for rain ...