Just as corn and soybean harvests are ramping up, commercial barges on the southern stretches of the Mississippi River came to a standstill last week. Ongoing drought in portions of the Midwest and West have brought the Missouri and Mississippi River to historic lows, limiting the transport of crops and inputs in both directions. 

Just a week after reports of layoffs were announced by seed and pesticide company Corteva Inc., the company has released information from a report detailing concerns for global food security.