Washington DC - March 12 - Rail freight volume on U.S. railroads is continuing to show some signs of recovery, with both carload freight and intermodal traffic during the week ended March 6 registering gains from last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - March 11 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced that total January exports of $142.7 billion and imports of $180.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $37.3 billion, down from $39.9
billion in December, revised.

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Washington DC - March 10 - Corn harvested area declined 10,000 acres in Michigan, but was unchanged in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Corn production in the U.S. is estimated at 13.1 billion bushels, down fractionally from previous estimates.

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Washington DC - March 9 - Carload freight volume on U.S. railroads reached its highest level in more than a year during the week ended February 27, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - February 12 - For the week ending Feb. 6, 2010, U.S. railroads originated 268,033 carloads, up 1.4 percent compared with the same week in 2009, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - February 11 - The Association of American Railroads reported U.S. carloads for the month of January 2010 were down 0.7 percent at 1,056,684 carloads, compared with the same month last year, and down 17.7 percent compared with 2008.

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Washington DC - February 10 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that total December exports of $142.7 billion and imports of $182.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $40.2 billion, up from $36.4 billion in November, revised.

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Washington DC - February 5 - Freight traffic continues to show some improvement compared with 2009, though down sharply compared with the same week in 2008. For the week ending Jan. 30, 2010, U.S. railroads originated 278,438 carloads, up 7.0 percent compared with the same week in 2009.

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Washington DC - January 22 - The Association of American Railroads reported that freight traffic remains down in comparison with 2009 and 2008.  For the week ending Jan. 16, 2010, U.S. railroads originated 264,030 carloads, down .8 percent compared with the same week in 2009 and down 18.5 percent from the same week in 2008.

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Washington DC - January 15 -  The Association of American Railroads reported that freight rail traffic is off to a slow start in 2010 with U.S. railroads originating 236,796 carloads for the week ending Jan. 9, 2010, down 12.4 percent compared with the same week in 2009.

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Washington DC - January 12 - A consortium of agricultural groups, producers, agribusinesses, food companies and conservation organizations has come together to address the food, fuel and fiber needs of a world whose population is expected to explode.

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Washington DC - December 24 - Total freight volume on U.S. railroads edged ahead of 2008 levels for the week ended December 19, the Association of American Railroads reported. Total volume was estimated at 30.4 billion ton-miles, up 0.3 percent from the comparable 2008 week.

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Washington DC - December 21 - The Association of American Railroads reported that freight rail traffic remains down for the week ending Dec. 12, 2009, down 10.2 percent compared with the same week in 2008.

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Washington DC - December 14 - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa called for improved access for U.S. agricultural products to the Indian market following the release of a U.S. International Trade Commission report showing a serious impediment to U.S. agricultural exports.

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Washington DC - December 10 - The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.2 percent in October from its September level, declining for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported.

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