# Civil protests once again block KCS de Mexico main line to busy port - Trains

> Protests blocked Kansas City Southern de Mexico's main line to the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, and the railroad has embargoed traffic to and from the port with no detour available. The blockade began June 11 and is unrelated to the railroad, reflecting recurring teacher and labor protests.

- Date: 2021-06-17 · published 2021-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46602-civil-protests-once-again-block-kcs-de-mexico-main-line-to-busy-port-trains
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rail embargo at Mexico's busiest port disrupts intermodal and bulk flows, which can raise logistics costs and delay grain and meal imports and exports through the Pacific gateway.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-28 | [Extra port capacity to boost Russia's grain exports \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67830-extra-port-capacity-to-boost-russia-s-grain-exports-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | +1.1% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2021-05-23 | [Stranded grain ships to be towed to decongest port in Argentina - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47133-stranded-grain-ships-to-be-towed-to-decongest-port-in-argentina-businessworld.md) | -0.3% | +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 | 2020-04-09 | [Railways Keep U.S. Grains Chugging Down The Track To Export Market - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53599-railways-keep-u-s-grains-chugging-down-the-track-to-export-market-u-s-grains.md) | -5.5% | -6.4% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2021-05-23 | [Stranded grain ships to be towed to decongest port in Argentina - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47133-stranded-grain-ships-to-be-towed-to-decongest-port-in-argentina-businessworld.md) | -0.7% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2026-04-25 | [Argentina truckers end protest at Quequen grain port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13799-argentina-truckers-end-protest-at-quequen-grain-port-reuters.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2024-05-01 | [ECSA WATCH: Atlantic dry bulk market strength likely to wane in May on higher tonnage concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30455-ecsa-watch-atlantic-dry-bulk-market-strength-likely-to-wane-in-may-on-higher.md) | +8.1% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- trains.com: https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/civil-protests-once-again-block-kcs-de-mexico-main-line-to-busy-port/

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