Barge traffic on the lower Mississippi River is backing up as the lack of water has river levels at a record low.
The Army Corps of Engineers says the river stage at Memphis, Tennessee was negative 10.79 Monday, or almost eleven feet below normal, passing a record set in 1988.
Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition tells Brownfield the narrower and shallower river channel means less cargo per barge and fewer barges to a tow, increasing shipping costs.
Low water levels cost farmers money
