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Yeah . Mhm . Yeah ,

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mm hmm . I'm dana manny . I worked for

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the same pile district . We're out on

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the launch 22 today , we're out

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surveying the channel of the

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Mississippi River , keeping an eye on

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some of our showing spots . Keeping an

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eye on , on the , just the general

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condition of the river itself . Keeping

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keeping that nine ft draft available

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for all of our large toe traffic to get

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commodities back and forth from the

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ports worldwide . It's important to

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make sure that we've got enough depth

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for the traffic to go back and forth .

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It's , we , we try to ensure a safe

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navigable channel for all of the

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traffic to move safely up and down the

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river for the farmer . That means

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savings of usually around a dollar

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bushel for either corn or soybeans , uh ,

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saving that , shipping it up and down

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the river versus going by truck or rail .

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Yeah , yeah .