The combination of slower barge traffic on the Mississippi, slower rail movement and increasing harvest pressure have combined to pull cash grain prices down in the central and eastern corn belt as ...

The good news: agriculture has a strong export market for its commodities right now. The bad news: anyone needing to move corn and soybeans down the Mississippi River and under the Hernando de Soto ...

Low water levels on the Mississippi, Ohio and Illinois rivers are the latest shipping snarl threatening to disrupt the upcoming harvest season. Barges are lightening their loads to avoid running ...

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 crops and ...

RED WING, Minn. (WKBT) -- The Red Wing Fire Department responded to a possible crude corn oil spill from a barge on the Mississippi River at approximately 12:09 p.m. on Monday, according to a release.

SAO PAULO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A severe drought is disrupting barge traffic on the Tapajos river in the Amazon rainforest, shipping agencies told clients this week as Brazil enters the final months of ...

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 cruise ...