Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20120816:23:51:00
Raise prices on all sorts of groceries. but the drought is also drying up one of our nation's major shipping routes. mississippi river approaching record low water levels. mike tobin along the banks in the bluff city of memphis. how could this effect our wallets, mike? >> well, you know, shep, in short, it takes longer and costs more to get cargo up and down the river. these barge operators can only fill the barges to 25% or just shy of 25% shy of their capacity so they don't draw too much water and hit the bottom. also, the toe boat operators instead of pushing 40 barges at a time, they can o...
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