Top 10 reasons why New Orleans will be rebuilt

1. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



2. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



3. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



4. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



5. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



6. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



7. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



8. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



9. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system



10. It is the largest port in the United States and the terminus of the Mississippi River navigation system

60% of all grain exported from US goes out of Port NOLA or Port of South Louisiana (Bloomington says 2/3 of that is out of Port NOLA - no idea what state of the other port is).

River traffic on the Mississippi is halted at Arkansas They think they'll know by monday for how long.

Apparently 1.6 million pounds of coffee (which comes mostly through Port NOLA) is in warehouses in NOLA - probably lost. Incoming traffic can be redirected to other ports.

Near as I can tell, grain futures pricing can't make their mind up if glut of grain that can't be shipped in the midwest will outweight the demand at market destinations that can't be fulfilled. Futures seem up a little, but no strong reaction compared to recent fluctuations