# BNSF rail delays leave farmers waiting to ship grain  - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

> BNSF Railway has experienced delays due to extreme winter weather and flooding in parts of the Midwest. Commodity shipments, including grain, are being held up as a result.

- Date: 2019-04-03 · published 2019-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59598-bnsf-rail-delays-leave-farmers-waiting-to-ship-grain-brotherhood-of-locomotive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rail delays tighten the movement of grain from origin to processors and export terminals, which can widen local cash basis and delay supply to feed mills.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [Labor issues, idle trains leave U.S. grain and food stranded -shippers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41856-labor-issues-idle-trains-leave-u-s-grain-and-food-stranded-shippers.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-19 | [US grain exports are boosting demand for barge and rail transportation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27130-us-grain-exports-are-boosting-demand-for-barge-and-rail-transportation.md) | +2.0% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-15 | [Danube delays triple Ukraine-to-Egypt grain transit times, shippers say \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16768-danube-delays-triple-ukraine-to-egypt-grain-transit-times-shippers-say-world.md) | +1.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2026-07-30 | [Rail and Barge Grain Traffic Strengthens into Summer - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16349-rail-and-barge-grain-traffic-strengthens-into-summer-rfd-tv.md) | -1.4% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Freight rates for the transportation of grain from Ukrainian ports have increased \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31096-freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-grain-from-ukrainian-ports-have.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2026-04-21 | [Arab News \| Argentina port protest delays at least 10 ships waiting to load grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19734-arab-news-argentina-port-protest-delays-at-least-10-ships-waiting-to-load-grains.md) | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [Labor issues, idle trains leave U.S. grain and food stranded -shippers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41856-labor-issues-idle-trains-leave-u-s-grain-and-food-stranded-shippers.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-12-28 | [Loading of more than 140 grains ships in Argentina delayed due to strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49662-loading-of-more-than-140-grains-ships-in-argentina-delayed-due-to-strike.md) | +4.2% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- blet.org: https://blet.org/news/bnsf-rail-delays-leave-farmers-waiting-to-ship-grain/

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