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The U.S. Coast Guard said the Mississippi River reopened on Friday after a large crack in a bridge near Memphis, Tennessee, forced authorities to shut down traffic on the river Thursday, according to Reuters.
Why it matters: The shutdown of the vital waterway caused a backlog of more than 1,000 barges carrying shipments of oil and corn, and it came as certain crop prices were at their highest in more than eight years.
Go deeper: The Suez Canal is clear, but shipping is still broken