# Railway companies penalised by CNMC for hindering fruit and veg transport

> Spain's competition regulator CNMC fined Renfe, Deutsche Bahn and several subsidiaries a total of 75.6 million euros. The penalties were for anticompetitive practices that hindered rail freight liberalisation, including fruit and vegetable transport. The CNMC said the conduct affected trade across EU member states.

- Date: 2017-03-07 · published 2017-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Spain · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72014-railway-companies-penalised-by-cnmc-for-hindering-fruit-and-veg-transport
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rail freight fines are unlikely to change feed or grain logistics in a material way, since the story concerns Spanish produce transport. Any future easing of rail capacity for produce would be a minor factor for feed buyers.

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## Sources

- freshplaza.com: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/2171919/railway-companies-penalised-by-cnmc-for-hindering-fruit-and-veg-transport/

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