A stretch of the Mississippi River just northeast of Memphis, near Hickman, Kentucky, was closed on Monday because water levels reached record low levels. This caused a logjam of vessels and barges. And it's the third time a portion of the river has been shuttered in weeks.
We've reported dangerously low water levels have left farmers with a barge shortage as freight rates hyperinflate. Some farmers have piled up beans and other crops as logistical pipelines to transport farm goods from the Heartland by barge to export terminals in the US Gulf Coast are paralyzed due to extraordinary conditions on the Mississippi.
-WiscoDave
TVA is releasing water from Kentucky Lake to try and help. Barges are also being short loaded, even where the rivers aren't closed the draft is too low to allow full barges.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, I'm sure the water level will return if they tax it heavily enough.
ReplyDeleteWe could just send Canada a few billion dollars for beer subsidies. All of the piss will help a lot. Trickle down works!
ReplyDeleteI bought Labatt's this weekend, and pissed in the Tennessee River. I did my part!
DeleteYeah, you definitely need water to float a barge. Oh btw, you need something else too.
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- WDS
Hank Jr. had a prophesy in `82... "The preacher Man says it's the end of time. And the Mississippi river, she's a-goin' dry. The interest is up and the stock market's down. And you only get mugged if you go downtown."
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