# Winter wheat moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities | AP News

> Winter wheat is moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities after railroads lifted embargoes that had held grain in the Midwest. Railroads had repaired bridges and tracks damaged by Harvey.

- Date: 2017-09-12 · published 2017-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68948-winter-wheat-moving-again-to-gulf-coast-export-facilities-ap-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed rail flows to Texas ports allow the export backlog to clear, supporting HRW wheat shipments and easing the freight-driven pressure on basis.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-20 | [World prices for wheat are falling, but they continue to rise in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38270-world-prices-for-wheat-are-falling-but-they-continue-to-rise-in-ukraine.md) | +4.2% | -1.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [STB backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23750-stb-backs-cpkc-in-grain-export-dispute-with-union-pacific-trains.md) | -2.7% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-09-26 | [Russia's grain exports: A look at main terminals and planned expansions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14267-russia-s-grain-exports-a-look-at-main-terminals-and-planned-expansions.md) | +6.6% | +0.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-07-14 | [Ruling allows CPKC grain shipments using UP rail \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23754-ruling-allows-cpkc-grain-shipments-using-up-rail-world-grain.md) | +4.9% | +2.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-01 | [Weskan Grain challenges K&O Railroad over grain shipping barriers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19277-weskan-grain-challenges-k-and-o-railroad-over-grain-shipping-barriers-feed-and.md) | -3.4% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-10 | [New Port Worker Contract Adds Stability to PNW Export Operations - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69481-new-port-worker-contract-adds-stability-to-pnw-export-operations-u-s-wheat.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-07 | [Company adding two new barges to transport wheat \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67376-company-adding-two-new-barges-to-transport-wheat-capital-press.md) | -4.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-22 | [New grain production records have been met with new export capacity \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36368-new-grain-production-records-have-been-met-with-new-export-capacity-farm-online.md) | -8.3% | -10.0% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/general-news-94235159aa704089857e7a1337726c4d

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