# Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog

> Senator Kevin Cramer reported that BNSF and Canadian Pacific filed weekly grain car backlog status updates with the US Surface Transportation Board. The data covers North Dakota over the last 10 weeks. The STB extended weekly performance and employment reporting through December 31, 2023.

- Date: 2023-09-15 · published 2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34118-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Grain car backlogs in the northern Plains raise freight costs and delay shipments to export terminals. Continued reporting signals regulators are watching service, which supports a smoother movement of harvest grain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-05 | [Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35961-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog.md) | -1.9% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-26 | [Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35955-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog.md) | -1.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-10 | [Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33190-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog.md) | -2.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-13 | [CN reports grain movement back at pre-strike pace - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55603-cn-reports-grain-movement-back-at-pre-strike-pace-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.1% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-21 | [Ukraine refutes reports of shipowners steering clear of its Black Sea ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14148-ukraine-refutes-reports-of-shipowners-steering-clear-of-its-black-sea-ports.md) | +2.7% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- cramer.senate.gov: https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/09/15/2023/sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog

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