# Freight railroads work to resolve service problems, delays  - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

> An Associated Press report carried by the BLET says some US grain elevators are full and turning farmers away, while feed and flour mills halt production for lack of grain. Shippers and labor groups blame railroad workforce cuts under precision scheduled railroading.

- Date: 2022-04-13 · published 2022-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41860-freight-railroads-work-to-resolve-service-problems-delays-brotherhood-of
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Feed mills idling for lack of grain signals disrupted US feed demand and wider basis volatility, a mixed price signal for corn and feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [Analysts: Shipowners refuse to reduce freight rates ahead of holidays \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27154-analysts-shipowners-refuse-to-reduce-freight-rates-ahead-of-holidays-ukrainian.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Freight rates for grain transportation by coasters to Italy have increased on the Danube \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16952-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-by-coasters-to-italy-have-increased-on.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2025-11-26 | [Sea freight rates remain mostly stable - ProAgro Group Leader of the Ukrainian market of agricultural business events](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14163-sea-freight-rates-remain-mostly-stable-proagro-group-leader-of-the-ukrainian.md) | +1.3% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-01-26 | [Freight rates for grain shipping from Ukraine's Odessa ports continue to decline - brokers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32319-freight-rates-for-grain-shipping-from-ukraine-s-odessa-ports-continue-to.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2024-09-30 | [Bulk carriers freight rates from Ukrainian ports have increased \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28514-bulk-carriers-freight-rates-from-ukrainian-ports-have-increased-ukrainian-and.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- blet.org: https://blet.org/news/freight-railroads-work-to-resolve-service-problems-delays/

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