# Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)

> The Surface Transportation Board issued a final rule requiring Class I railroads to report weekly, semiannual and occasional service performance metrics. Reporting begins February 8, 2017, after the rule takes effect January 29, 2017. The rule responds to rail service problems that affected grain, fertilizer, ethanol and other commodities since late 2013.

- Date: 2016-12-05 · published 2016-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73497-federal-register-volume-81-issue-233-monday-december-5-2016
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Greater transparency on rail performance may help shippers manage grain and ethanol logistics, and over time could ease rail bottlenecks that widen basis and freight costs for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-16 | [WFP Ukraine White Paper - Attacks on ports : Issue No. 1, December 2024 \| Ukraine's Ports: Lifeline for Agriculture Amid War and Attacks - Ukraine \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14250-wfp-ukraine-white-paper-attacks-on-ports-issue-no-1-december-2024-ukraine-s.md) | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [Volume of Grain Moved by Barge Remains High, May Soon Slow \| Feed & Grain News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55472-volume-of-grain-moved-by-barge-remains-high-may-soon-slow-feed-and-grain-news.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-22 | [Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32732-railroad-operations-resume-after-5-day-closure-in-2-texas-border-towns-ap-news.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-14 | [VOA标准英语2012--US Coast Guard Monitors Receding Mississippi River Levels-英语课](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60987-voa-2012-us-coast-guard-monitors-receding-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-13 | [Costs to ship grain by rail volatile \| World-grain.com \| December 13, 2016 14:49 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73368-costs-to-ship-grain-by-rail-volatile-world-grain-com-december-13-2016-14-49.md) | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-23 | [Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says - MRO MagazineMRO Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27884-tentative-deal-reached-in-metro-vancouver-grain-strike-federal-minister-says.md) | +11.3% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-16 | [WFP Ukraine White Paper - Attacks on ports : Issue No. 1, December 2024 \| Ukraine's Ports: Lifeline for Agriculture Amid War and Attacks - Ukraine \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14250-wfp-ukraine-white-paper-attacks-on-ports-issue-no-1-december-2024-ukraine-s.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- govinfo.gov: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-05/html/2016-29131.htm

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