A GROWMARK representative
says with ample time to prepare, economic impacts of 2020 Illinois River
closures should be minimal if there are no delays.
Joe Kilgus says unlike spring flooding that closed the Illinois River for nearly two months, the ag industry knows about the 2020 lock and dam repairs ahead of time.
“If one of these locks would have some kind of catastrophic breakdown that was not planned or prepared for, that economic impact would be far greater than something planned like this.”
Kilgus says GROWMARK is looking at alternative storage and transportation options for grain and fertilizer.
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