Agriculture groups: U.S.-Mexico trade growing faster than Mexican rail can handle

Trade between the U.S. and Mexico spurred by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is growing faster than Mexico’s rail capacity and leading to slower servicing times for U.S. agriculture exports, a coalition of industry groups warned this week, urging senior administration officials to raise the issue with their Mexican counterparts. “The increased demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultural products by Ferromex, a main rail carrier in...