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Volume of Commodity Flows via Barge (2010)
Illinois River
• Grain: 24 million tons (20%)
• Coal: 13 million tons (11%)
• Petroleum: 19 million tons (16%)
Mississippi River
• Grain: 236 million tons (48%)
• Coal: 51 million tons (10%)
• Petroleum: 19 million tons (4%)
Ohio River
• Grain: 49 million tons (5%)
• Coal: 614 million tons (59%)
• Petroleum: 58 million tons (6%)
Source: America’s Locks and Dams: A Ticking Time Bomb for Agriculture? - http://www.soytransportation.org/newsroom/LocksDamsFinalReport.pdf
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