# Norfolk to Halt Bulk Rail Shipments From Thursday Ahead of Possible Strike (NSC) - Bloomberg

> Norfolk Southern planned to halt bulk rail shipments from Thursday ahead of a possible strike, and it stopped accepting automobiles for transit from Wednesday afternoon. Other freight railroads were likely to follow. Industry groups warned a strike could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion a day.

- Date: 2022-09-13 · published 2022-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39625-norfolk-to-halt-bulk-rail-shipments-from-thursday-ahead-of-possible-strike-nsc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Bulk rail halts would strand grain and feed ingredients at origin and slow deliveries to feedlots and mills. The disruption would tighten nearby feed supply while pushing interior cash prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [US-Mexico rail delays hit farm sector ahead of possible ports strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28346-us-mexico-rail-delays-hit-farm-sector-ahead-of-possible-ports-strike.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-13 | [U.S. railways to halt grain shipments ahead of potential shutdown -agriculture sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39623-u-s-railways-to-halt-grain-shipments-ahead-of-potential-shutdown-agriculture.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-09-28 | [Drought Pushes Mississippi River Grain Shipping Rate to a Record - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16680-drought-pushes-mississippi-river-grain-shipping-rate-to-a-record-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine resumes grain shipments from Azov Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61436-ukraine-resumes-grain-shipments-from-azov-sea.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-29 | [Looming rail strike threatens biofuel, ag transport - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38720-looming-rail-strike-threatens-biofuel-ag-transport-e-and-e-news-by-politico.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [US-Mexico rail delays hit farm sector ahead of possible ports strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28346-us-mexico-rail-delays-hit-farm-sector-ahead-of-possible-ports-strike.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2022-09-13 | [U.S. railways to halt grain shipments ahead of potential shutdown -agriculture sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39623-u-s-railways-to-halt-grain-shipments-ahead-of-potential-shutdown-agriculture.md) | -5.7% | -11.3% |
| SOY | 2022-09-28 | [Drought Pushes Mississippi River Grain Shipping Rate to a Record - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16680-drought-pushes-mississippi-river-grain-shipping-rate-to-a-record-bloomberg.md) | -1.7% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-13/norfolk-southern-to-halt-bulk-rail-shipments-as-of-thursday

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