RRs and Oil

RRs and Oil

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson warned the Surface Transportation Board that BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific's ability to deliver grain and ethanol at harvest are "substantially inadequate" and are resulting in farmers piling grain on the ground because of lack of transportation options.

 

Johnson was especially concerned regarding wheat, since harvest has already started and grain remains in the bin from last year's harvest.  Executive Director of the Idaho Wheat Commission, Blaine Jacobson: "More of the rail space is being devoted to moving oil and other products." Now, according to domestic fuels.com, Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association is speaking out again on the problems of rail congestion that is slowing down the delivery of ethanol and ethanol byproducts across the country. "The rail system didn't collapse last winter because of a snow drift in North Dakota," he said. "It was because of a 400% increase in oil shipments from the Bakkens." Dinneen continued: "The recent crisis of congestion that has seemingly overtaken the rail industry has become a huge and costly problem ... This crisis is one that is causing significant harm to the economic health and well-being of our nation's economy."

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