# Wheat industry shines light on rail shipping challenges

> US Wheat Associates reports that rail shipping has faced delayed cars, metered traffic and sharp spot freight increases ahead of the Great Plains harvest. The Surface Transportation Board responded by requiring the four largest rail carriers to submit recovery plans and hold biweekly check-ins. Railroads ship about 25% of all US grain.

- Date: 2022-05-24 · published 2022-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41439-wheat-industry-shines-light-on-rail-shipping-challenges
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest movement from the Plains depends on rail capacity, so continued service problems could delay wheat delivery to export and domestic buyers. Higher freight costs also add to delivered wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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| WHEAT | 2022-05-18 | [Eastern Oregon wheat industry hopes port labor issues don’t disrupt exports - OPB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41437-eastern-oregon-wheat-industry-hopes-port-labor-issues-don-t-disrupt-exports-opb.md) | -3.7% | -4.4% |
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| WHEAT | 2022-06-05 | [Grain leads early shipping season \| Business - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16702-grain-leads-early-shipping-season-business-supply-chain-council-of-european.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-01 | [Shipping markets in flux amid COVID-19 chaos \| 2020-04-01  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53529-shipping-markets-in-flux-amid-covid-19-chaos-2020-04-01-world-grain.md) | +1.6% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/wheat/wheat-industry-shines-light-on-rail-shipping-challenges

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