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A shrinking Mississippi River is clogging a critical shipping artery for the second consecutive year and could leave farmers with limited options to transport grains as they enter the harvest season.
River levels near Memphis as of Oct. 3 were about two feet lower than this time last year, and preliminary data shows the area reached an all-time record low stage last month at -10.97 feet. Levels are so low that salt water has begun to infiltrate the river, pushing the Biden administration to declare a state of emergency with drinking water at risk.
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