Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/business/tt-get-ready-for-higher-prices-drought-makes-it-tough-for-mississippi-river-shipping-11209.html Business and Economy Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:11:00 -0500 The persistent drought across much of the United States has another casualty, the water in the Mississippi River. One of America's primary ways for shipping commodities to markets around the world, the low water levels means smaller barges, closed stretches of the river and, eventually, higher prices for all of us. PRI: Public Radio International