The Railway Transportation System Increases Its Growth in Mexico

The railway transportation system increases its growth in Mexico. From January to September of this year, the Mexican Railway System (SFM) transported 99 million tons, 2.4% above the same period last year, when 96.6 million tons were mobilized. These tons, specified by the Railway Transportation Regulatory Agency (ARTF), were moved in 1.5 million loaded cars, that is, 3.9% more year-over-year. Of the total cargo, 28 million tons, 28.2%, corresponded to national traffic and 71 million (71.71%) to international. Of international traffic, 53.5 million tons, that is, 75.4%, were imports and 17.4 million (24.59%) were exports. "Compared to the January-September 2022 period, national traffic grew 4.9%, international traffic increased 1.4%, while imports rose 4.5% and exports decreased 6.9%," indicated the agency in the document Pulse of the Mexican Railway System. During the period, only Ferrosur, Ferromex, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) of Mexico reported increases of 6.3%, 0.5%, and 6%, respectively. Of the 99 million tons, 48 million tons (48.54%) were industrial products, 26.4 million tons (26.74%) agricultural products, 11.9 million tons (12.11%) petroleum products and derivatives, 7 million tons (7.12%) mineral products, and the remainder corresponds to forestry, inorganic, and animal derivative products, which together transported 5.4 million tons (5.49%). Regarding basic basket products, the SFM transported 18.3 million tons, with corn standing out at 12.3 million tons (67.58%) followed by chickpeas, peas, soybeans, and peanuts with 4.5 million tons (24.78%) which in total represent 92.3 percent.