Low water levels and lock and dam repairs have been slowing barge traffic on the Mississippi River system and causing basis levels to widen.
Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says the aging lock and dam system continues to be a major concern. Locks and Dam 53 on the Ohio River was shut down for about 24 hours this week to fix a hydraulic system used to operate the lock gates.
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