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More than half of U.S. wheat for export was transported by rail between 2003 and 2019

  • by Christine Sauer and Claire Hutchins
  • 9/13/2023
  • International Markets & U.S. Trade
Combination bar and line chart comparing shares of U.S. wheat for export transported by trucks, barges, and rail between 2003 and 2019.

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Recent U.S. rail transportation problems have made it costlier and more difficult to get wheat to ports for export overseas or to neighboring trade partners such as Mexico.

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