After almost six months without publishing operational and safety figures, the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) reported that during 2024, freight movement by rail grew slightly by 0.92% compared to 2023 .
During the mentioned period, the Mexican Railway System (SFM) transported 132.69 million tons, compared to 131.48 million tons in 2023 .
International traffic transported 96.03 million tons , corresponding to a growth of 2.17%, while imports increased 3.62% and reached 73.65 million tons.
However, exports decreased 2.31% to 22.38 million tons. Domestic traffic fell 2.22% to 36.66 million tons.
In December 2024, 10.53 million tons were transported, representing a 0.01% variation compared to the same month in 2023.
The ARTF stated that of the 132.69 million tons, Ferromex and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) of Mexico together moved 86% of the country’s cargo.
He specified that the Grupo México Transportes (GMXT) subsidiary went from 61.66 million tons in 2023 to 62.45 million tons in 2024, which meant a growth of 1.28%, while Ferrosur fell 7.38%, since it transported 14.57 million tons last year compared to 15.73 million tons in 2023.
In the period January-December 2024, a total of 132.69 million tons were transported, of which 63.74 million tons (48.04%) were industrial products , 38.08 million tons (28.70%) agricultural products, 17.14 million tons (12.92%) petroleum products and their derivatives, mineral products with 7.10 million tons (5.35%) and the remainder corresponded to forestry, inorganic and animal derivatives products, which together transported 6.63 million tons (4.99%).
Compared to 2023, those that showed the greatest increase were animal derivatives (13.68%) , agricultural derivatives (8.34%) and petroleum and its derivatives (6.96%), while mineral and inorganic derivatives fell 22.21% and 12.37%, respectively.
Regarding the movement of basic basket products, the ARTF detailed that it went from 24.64 million tons in 2023 to 26.98 million tons in 2024, which meant a growth of 9.4% year-on-year .
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