# Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns | AP News

> Rail operations at the two Texas border towns resumed after a closure of about five days. The closure had affected two of the six available rail border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico. Union Pacific and BNSF reported that shipments of automotive, chemicals and other consumer goods were halted during the shutdown.

- Date: 2023-12-22 · published 2023-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32732-railroad-operations-resume-after-5-day-closure-in-2-texas-border-towns-ap-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed rail flows should ease the backlog of grain and feed trains bound for Mexico, which supports prices that had softened during the stoppage. The effect on grain prices should fade as the queue clears.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-07-22 | [Ford says Mexican rail blockade near U.S. border hits operations \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52134-ford-says-mexican-rail-blockade-near-u-s-border-hits-operations-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Strike at Dagon Silos in Haifa • 330 tons of grains stuck • Real danger to food security in Israel - Haifa News Corporation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21508-strike-at-dagon-silos-in-haifa-330-tons-of-grains-stuck-real-danger-to-food.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-09 | [Rain affecting ag transportation - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16542-rain-affecting-ag-transportation-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Strike at Dagon Silos in Haifa • 330 tons of grains stuck • Real danger to food security in Israel - Haifa News Corporation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21508-strike-at-dagon-silos-in-haifa-330-tons-of-grains-stuck-real-danger-to-food.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/texas-train-closures-migrants-el-paso-26f79b03e593a0f674877fda41522439

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