CNN Oct. 7, 2022

Another supply chain crisis: Barge traffic halted on Mississippi River by lowest water levels in a decade

The lowest water levels in the Mississippi River in a decade, caused by a severe Midwest drought, have closed the vital channel to barge traffic at a crucial time of the year for the transport of crops from the nation’s heartland.

The Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging portions of the river for the past week in an attempt to deepen channels and get barge traffic moving again.But the closures have caused a massive tie-up in the nation’s already struggling supply chains.

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