By Maureen Hanson
Ag Web
From the Mississippi River to the Panama Canal, this year’s drought has resulted in low water levels that are likely to disrupt agricultural production and trade through at least the end of the year.
The Wall Street Journal reported in early August that water levels in the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Memphis were 10 to 20 feet lower than a year ago. After a brief spring flooding event earlier in the year, U.S. Geological Survey data shows that river levels have plummeted 20 feet since May.