# Winter Weather Delays Grain Movement to US Ports

> Severe winter weather, including blizzards, avalanches and heavy rain, has slowed rail shipments of corn, soybeans and wheat to Pacific Northwest ports. A BNSF rail closure in Montana rerouted trains, and secondary-market rail rates spiked. Asian buyers are seeking alternative fill-in loads while the port backlog clears.

- Date: 2017-02-10 · published 2017-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72399-winter-weather-delays-grain-movement-to-us-ports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rail and port bottlenecks delay U.S. export loadings and raise freight costs, which can widen Pacific Northwest basis and shift Asian demand toward South American supplies. Higher freight costs are bullish for shipping rates.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-20 | [Barge Industry Reports Delays Due to Winter Weather \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16734-barge-industry-reports-delays-due-to-winter-weather-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.6% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2016-11-08 | [Weekly Grain Movement - Nov. 7, 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73760-weekly-grain-movement-nov-7-2016.md) | -4.7% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2016-11-14 | [Weekly Grain Movement - Nov. 14, 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73759-weekly-grain-movement-nov-14-2016.md) | -3.6% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-06 | [CoBank – Strong US dollar, low Mississippi River limit grain movement & oilseed exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33357-cobank-strong-us-dollar-low-mississippi-river-limit-grain-movement-and-oilseed.md) | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [Snow & Ice Storms Interrupt Grain Barge Movements \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48528-snow-and-ice-storms-interrupt-grain-barge-movements-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- maritimeprofessional.com: https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/winter-weather-delays-grain-movement-301895

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