date:Aug 21, 2012
The drought has pushed levels to their lowest in the last 50 years on the Mississippi River, the primary inland aquatic trafficway for grain on its way from the Corn Belt and points south to the Gulf of Mexico, its last domestic stop before hitting the open ocean on the way to an overseas trading partner.
Now, as some stretches of the river remain closed to barge navigation and others are running at decreased capacity, corn is starting to pile up where this year's harvest has already begun.
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