# WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rail problems in the PNW support Gulf corn bids

> Weather-related rail delays to the Pacific Northwest have cut grain carloads, with BNSF carloads to the PNW down 26% year on year in early February. Exporters are shifting corn to the Gulf, lifting Gulf corn basis bids several cents.

- Date: 2017-02-28 · published 2017-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72681-weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-the-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting corn to Gulf terminals supports Gulf basis and export demand, while rail disruption to PNW ports keeps shipments constrained and may persist until April.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-13 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Gulf needs corn, processors do not](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70375-weekly-grain-movement-gulf-needs-corn-processors-do-not.md) | -0.3% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-02 | [Weekly Grain Movement – May 2, 2017 \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10485-weekly-grain-movement-may-2-2017-farm-progress.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-02-06 | [Weekly Grain Movement – Feb. 6, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72372-weekly-grain-movement-feb-6-2017.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/corn-price-updates/weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids

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