Drought disrupts Mississippi River shipping corridor

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About 500 million tons of agriculture and other vital products are shipped down the Mississippi River every year. There are now multiple choke points along this so-called “superhighway” where barges are stranded, waiting for higher river levels or the completion of emergency dredging operations. Ben Tracy reports.

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