The Mississippi River is a transportation powerhouse — especially for agriculture. Roughly 60% of the U.S. grain exports float down the river by barge, and plenty of soybeans are moved that way. But ...

May 17 (Reuters) - The upper Mississippi River fully reopened to boat and barge traffic this week for the first time since November as shippers scrambled to move a backlog of overdue fertilizer barges ...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A glut of idled river barges is clogging Mississippi River shorelines from St. Louis to New Orleans, leaving U.S. barge companies that haul grain, coal and other bulk goods ...

This week on AgweekTV, we'll tell you about challenges slowing barge shipping on the Mississippi River this season. Some new pests, diseases and weeds are making their way into the region. We'll tell ...

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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 ...