Low water levels on the Mississippi River continue to be a concern for barge traffic that hauls grain from Iowa and other states off to export. Iowa DOT spokesman Stuart Anderson says the lower ...

One barge can hold as many as 16 rail hopper cars and more than 60 semis worth of soybeans. With diesel prices remaining high, a barge is a more economical way to transport these goods after harvest.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to send corn and soybeans downriver.

The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in the muddy river bottom, resulting in delays. Thomas Berner via AP Cruise ship stuck in mud ...

Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver About 60% of U.S. grain exports are taken by barge down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. To stream KTVB ...

Numerous barges have run aground on the lower Mississippi River and grain barge shipping rates are soaring to historic highs this week, Reuters reports, hampering already sluggish grain exports ...

Barges parked on the side of the Mississippi River on Oct. 17 near Osceola, Arkansas, one of the places where the river is at record low levels. Barges are moving along the Mississippi River much ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crop… ...

ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER – In the wheelhouse high atop the rumbling, 240-foot boat, James Garner perched in a chair surrounded by levers, dials and screens. Below him, the Dredge Potter inched ...

The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, ...

The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a ...