# Ford says Mexican rail blockade near U.S. border hits operations | Reuters

> Members of the Yaqui indigenous community blocked rail lines in Sonora, Mexico, used to move auto parts, grains and steel to the United States. The blockade has halted about 15 trains carrying roughly 150,000 tons at the Mexicali-California and Nogales-Arizona crossings.

- Date: 2020-07-22 · published 2020-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52134-ford-says-mexican-rail-blockade-near-u-s-border-hits-operations-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Rail blockades on key US-Mexico crossings disrupt grain shipments and can widen US export basis and freight costs while cargo is stranded.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-22 | [Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32732-railroad-operations-resume-after-5-day-closure-in-2-texas-border-towns-ap-news.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-02 | [Union Pacific says FXE issuing some US-Mexico grain shuttle permits \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27891-union-pacific-says-fxe-issuing-some-us-mexico-grain-shuttle-permits-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-31 | [Lithuanian railways halts transport of Belarus potash \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43459-lithuanian-railways-halts-transport-of-belarus-potash-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-27 | [Strike action grounds ports, rail operations as congestion surcharge looms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63042-strike-action-grounds-ports-rail-operations-as-congestion-surcharge-looms.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/ford-says-mexican-rail-blockade-near-us-border-hits-operations-idUSKCN24N2W2/

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