Ag Policy Committee signs on to letter calling for the reopening of rail corridors on the Mexican border
The Ag Policy Committee of the American Malting Barley Association has signed onto a letter led by the National Grain and Feed Association, along with nearly 50 other associations, to reopen rail corridors at the Mexico border recently shuttered due to staffing constraints within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The letter calls for the the immediate opening of the El Paso and Eagle Pass international rail crossings. The closure of the rail crossings is rippling back into the U.S. supply chain and having negative impacts on the U.S. economy, not to mention it is cutting off access to food and other agricultural products to Mexico. The letter was addressed and sent to CBP, the Secretary of Agriculture, and various House and Senate Committees with relevance to the matter.
Mexico is the major export market for US malt and at times for malting barley as well. The closure of rail corridors at El Paso and Eagle Pass threatens this important trade that in the last 5 years averaged over $500,000/day. The reduction in rail service to Mexico also results in service disruptions throughout North America as equipment gets tied up.
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