The slowest mode of transportation is making its way up and down the Missouri River progressively reports KOMU.
According to MoDOT, barge traffic has increased 275% since 2011.
AGRIServices of Brunswick, located at the most northern point of the Missouri River between Kansas City and St. Louis, has reported record high shipments for the past two years.
Operations Manager Doug Bonderer says it takes 250 acres of corn to fill a single barge and 275 acres of soybeans to fill a single barge.
