I saw an article that said the water level of the Mississippi was down 20 feet and beginning to affect shipping. It said if the water level decreases any more that shipping would have to stop and that the dollar affect would be $500 million a day in losses.
They are expecting the water level to decrease more. So....looks like prices are headed up for a number of reasons.
Railway a truck shipping should boom.
My friend has a truck brokerage company and they're already having a record year in the amount of business they've done.
I do not remember where, but I too saw a report on the constant need to dredge a 'path' in the Mississippi... I am not surprised at all to read it is down 20 feet.
One of the things that has struck me is the difference in comprehension from 'reading' about the drought, and to literally going through it. While the temperatures have cooled, I have had no measurable rain since June. I mean by measurable rain is anything more than an inch accumulation during any rain shower.
Last I read/heard a few weeks ago Missouri is 25.+ inches behind in an average year. That is a lot of water to make up by December.