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Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways

Low river levels are expected to be a concern for the U.S. inland waterway system again in 2025.

Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says there was improvement following a dry summer across much of the Midwest.

“Since the late part of October, but a third year in a row with low water conditions on the Mississippi River. I hope our response to that is continuing to make progress on the issue of dredging, maintaining that channel, being able to anticipate problems before they come.”

He tells Brownfield it’s also important to diversify shipping channels to make the U.S. supply chain more resilient.

“So that means making other strategic investments throughout the whole system. That includes rail, that includes our East Coast ports, our Great Lakes ports, our Pacific Northwest ports.”

Steenhoek says the Soy Transportation Coalition will continue to emphasize and pursue a resiliency and redundancy of the supply chain.