# AAR: There’s no end in sight to closure of two Texas rail gateways to Mexico (updated) - Trains

> The Eagle Pass and El Paso rail gateways to Mexico remained closed on the third day after CBP ordered the shutdown to divert personnel to migrant processing. Union Pacific and BNSF interchange nearly two dozen trains per day with Ferromex through these crossings. Union Pacific estimated each day of closure costs the economy about $200 million.

- Date: 2023-12-20 · published 2023-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32729-aar-there-s-no-end-in-sight-to-closure-of-two-texas-rail-gateways-to-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The two gateways handle a large share of cross-border rail traffic, so the closure blocks grain trains and raises freight costs. Grain prices in the U.S. are likely to soften as shipments are held at origin.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-21 | [Closure of Two Major U.S./Mexico Border Crossings Halts Rail Traffic, Weaken Domestic Commodity Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32727-closure-of-two-major-u-s-mexico-border-crossings-halts-rail-traffic-weaken.md) | +3.0% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-12-20 | [Railroad closure at U.S.-Mexico border puts some grain shipments on hold - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32730-railroad-closure-at-u-s-mexico-border-puts-some-grain-shipments-on-hold.md) | +3.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-22 | [Grain transport costs to Mexico rise in Q1 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16361-grain-transport-costs-to-mexico-rise-in-q1-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.2% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2023-12-26 | [The Week The Trains Were Blocked From Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11286-the-week-the-trains-were-blocked-from-mexico.md) | -0.9% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [US grain transportation costs to Mexico show mixed trends in Q4 2024 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16467-us-grain-transportation-costs-to-mexico-show-mixed-trends-in-q4-2024-feed-and.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2023-12-20 | [Railroad closure at U.S.-Mexico border puts some grain shipments on hold - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32730-railroad-closure-at-u-s-mexico-border-puts-some-grain-shipments-on-hold.md) | +0.3% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2026-05-22 | [Grain transport costs to Mexico rise in Q1 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16361-grain-transport-costs-to-mexico-rise-in-q1-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.8% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-12-19 | [Border rail closures due to migrant surge snarl grain shipping \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32728-border-rail-closures-due-to-migrant-surge-snarl-grain-shipping-agri-pulse.md) | -1.0% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- trains.com: https://www.trains.com/pro/freight/aar-theres-no-end-in-sight-to-closure-of-two-texas-rail-gateways-to-mexico/

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