Drought In Mississippi River Basin Slows Down Vital Barge Traffic

GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 20: In this aerial view, a towboat pushes a barge onto the Mississippi River from the Port of Greenville on October 20, 2022 near Greenville, Mississippi. Lack of rain in the Ohio River Valley and along the Upper Mississippi has the Mississippi River south of the confluence of the Ohio River nearing record low levels which is wreaking havoc with barge traffic, driving up shipping prices and threatening crop exports and fertilizer shipments as the soybean and corn harvest gets into full swing. (Footage by Scott Olson/Getty Images)