U.S Wheat Exports Drop To 20-year Low As Mississippi River Dries Up

U.S Wheat Exports Drop To 20-year Low As Mississippi River Dries Up

Wheat shipments in the United States fell to their lowest level in history, constrained by a dried-up Mississippi River and subsequent competition from plentiful global grain supply.

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Drought has reportedly dried up Mississippi, where approximately two-thirds of the US grain exports historically have been transported on barges to the US Gulf.

The water levels have enhanced from the previous month’s record low, but the crop buyers of the world have been buying...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/u-s-wheat-exports-drop-to-20-year-low-as-mississippi-river-dries-up/

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