He says the economic toll could be heavy for farmers and agribusinesses, especially since it’s the busy time for soybean exports now before the South American soybean crop comes to market.
Steenhoek says while the Corps can’t manage water they don’t have the argument is that releasing the flow now would be better because it would impact the most barge traffic.
The CME Group has even weighed in because of the impact on grain deliveries.
