# Rail providers asked to do more

> The Surface Transportation Board announced on May 6 that certain Class I railroads must submit service recovery plans, additional data and regular progress reports. The decision follows hearings where agricultural and energy shippers testified about severe service problems. The board said the measures will inform whether further action is needed.

- Date: 2022-05-09 · published 2022-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41441-rail-providers-asked-to-do-more
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger rail oversight could ease grain and fertilizer transport bottlenecks over time, but near-term delivery delays remain likely. Rail costs feed into delivered prices for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-09 | [More Traffic Projected in Panama Canal -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65409-more-traffic-projected-in-panama-canal.md) | -0.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-08 | [Brazil truckers block highways, Bolsonaro asks protestors to stand down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45090-brazil-truckers-block-highways-bolsonaro-asks-protestors-to-stand-down.md) | -1.9% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-09 | [U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports slowly resume after Ida as more power restored \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44973-u-s-gulf-coast-grain-exports-slowly-resume-after-ida-as-more-power-restored.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-17 | [Civil protests once again block KCS de Mexico main line to busy port - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46602-civil-protests-once-again-block-kcs-de-mexico-main-line-to-busy-port-trains.md) | -2.4% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-15 | [Potential food crisis averted as rail strike deal is reached \| Food Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39626-potential-food-crisis-averted-as-rail-strike-deal-is-reached-food-dive.md) | -2.0% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-26 | [Sun sets on Eyre Peninsula rail as Viterra moves to road - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60603-sun-sets-on-eyre-peninsula-rail-as-viterra-moves-to-road-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-03 | [Sask. farmers hope to see Churchill port, rail line revived \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69485-sask-farmers-hope-to-see-churchill-port-rail-line-revived-cbc-news.md) | -3.3% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-24 | [Grain Shippers Welcome Action to Avoid Rail Work Stoppage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65529-grain-shippers-welcome-action-to-avoid-rail-work-stoppage.md) | +3.4% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/rail-providers-asked-to-do-more

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