May 18, 2019
Barges already loaded with soy beans, potash or scrap steel await movement on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minn., as spring flooding interrupts shipments on the river. Historic Midwest flooding that began in March has left parts of the Mississippi River closed for business. (Jim Mone/AP)
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Normally this time of year, huge barges can be seen chugging up the Mississippi River, carrying millions of tons of grain to market and bringing agriculture-related products to farmers in the Midwest for the new growing season. But there's not much barge traffic this year.
By MARGERY A. BECK, Associated Press
May 18, 2019
