# Grain Transportation Report, October 17, 2024

> Union Pacific suspended grain shuttle trains to Mexico on October 12 until its backlog clears, following a derailment near Eagle Pass, Texas. The suspension comes less than two weeks after a previous suspension was lifted. Ferromex capacity constraints continue to limit cross-border grain shipments.

- Date: 2024-10-17 · published 2024-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16503-grain-transportation-report-october-17-2024
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rail suspensions hold back US corn shipments to Mexico, one of the largest buyers, which can build domestic inventories and pressure Gulf and interior corn prices. Repeated disruptions also add uncertainty for Mexican feed users.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 24, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16498-grain-transportation-report-october-24-2024.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16592-grain-transportation-report-october-19-2023.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 12, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16506-grain-transportation-report-september-12-2024.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 18, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16525-grain-transportation-report-july-18-2024.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 8, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16521-grain-transportation-report-august-8-2024.md) | -0.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.10-17-2024

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