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

> Senator Kevin Cramer announced that BNSF and CP filed weekly grain backlog status updates with the Surface Transportation Board. The release summarizes North Dakota reporting data from the last 10 weeks. The STB extended weekly reporting requirements through December 31, 2023.

- Date: 2023-05-05 · published 2023-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35961-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent grain car backlogs raise freight costs and delay shipments from the Northern Plains, which can widen local basis for wheat and corn. The impact on national prices is modest because this is a routine reporting update.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-09-15 | [Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34118-sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| 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/05/05/2023/sen-cramer-rail-companies-issue-status-reports-on-grain-car-backlog

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