During 2025, auto parts, accessories, batteries, tires, and corn were the most stolen products in rail transport in Mexico, according to the Agency of Trains and Integrated Public Transport (ATTRAPI) .

According to data from the agency, the five states with the most robbery incidents during the period were Coahuila, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Sonora, and Sinaloa .

However, ATTRAPI highlighted that, as a result of actions taken in railway security, reports of railway robbery decreased by 6.8% in 2025 compared to 2024 .

He specified that from January to December 2025, four thousand 002 theft reports were filed compared to the four thousand 298 filed in the same period.

The industrial products group accounted for 79.10% of the total theft reports, followed by agricultural products, with 18.31 percent.

Regarding product or cargo theft, the most affected subgroups during the period were:

• Other industrial products, with 21.04% of the total reports.
• Consumer goods, with 17.22 percent.
• Auto parts, with 16.83 percent.
• Grains, seeds and their derivatives, with 13.48 percent.

The agency stated that within the subgroup of other industrial products, accessories accounted for 59.23% of the reports. In the case of consumer goods, batteries accounted for 41.61%.

Meanwhile, within the auto parts subgroup, tires were the most frequently stolen item , accounting for 94.37 percent of thefts. For grains, seeds, and their derivatives, corn was the most stolen product , representing 57.98 percent of reported thefts.

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During 2025, auto parts, accessories, batteries, tires, and corn were the most stolen products in rail transport in Mexico, according to the Agency of Trains and Integrated Public Transport (ATTRAPI) .

According to data from the agency, the five states with the most robbery incidents during the period were Coahuila, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Sonora, and Sinaloa .

However, ATTRAPI highlighted that, as a result of actions taken in railway security, reports of railway robbery decreased by 6.8% in 2025 compared to 2024 .

He specified that from January to December 2025, four thousand 002 theft reports were filed compared to the four thousand 298 filed in the same period.

The industrial products group accounted for 79.10% of the total theft reports, followed by agricultural products, with 18.31 percent.

Regarding product or cargo theft, the most affected subgroups during the period were:

• Other industrial products, with 21.04% of the total reports.
• Consumer goods, with 17.22 percent.
• Auto parts, with 16.83 percent.
• Grains, seeds and their derivatives, with 13.48 percent.

The agency stated that within the subgroup of other industrial products, accessories accounted for 59.23% of the reports. In the case of consumer goods, batteries accounted for 41.61%.

Meanwhile, within the auto parts subgroup, tires were the most frequently stolen item , accounting for 94.37 percent of thefts. For grains, seeds, and their derivatives, corn was the most stolen product , representing 57.98 percent of reported thefts.

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The Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) announced that reports of railway robberies decreased by 12.5% ​​from January to June 2025 , compared to the same period last year.

According to information published by the agency, in the first six months of the year, 2,005 reports of theft were registered , compared to 2,293 cases in the same period of 2024.

The ARTF specified that the group of industrial products represented 74.2% of the total theft reports, followed by agricultural products, with 23.2% of the reported incidents.

Regarding product or cargo theft, the most affected subgroups during the period were:

• Other industrial products, with 18.56% of the total incidents.
• Grains, seeds and their derivatives, with 16.85 percent.
• Consumer goods, with 16.37 percent.

Overall, the agency noted, these three subgroups accounted for 51.78% of all theft incidents .

“Within the subgroup of other industrial products, accessories accounted for 58.53% of the reports. In the case of grains, seeds and their derivatives, the product with the highest incidence of theft was corn, with a 53.76% share within the subgroup, and for the subgroup of consumer goods, the most affected product was batteries, with 41.6%,” he explained.

The ARTF reported that Coahuila, Aguascalientes, Sonora and Sinaloa were the entities with the highest number of actions of this type, with 398, 270, 215 and 200, respectively, in the reference period.

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“We are excited to work together to build a robust supply chain for our current and new customers. We see incredible potential in partnering with GMXT, and the combination of our strengths. I am confident this project will open the door to new opportunities in the future,” said Felipe de Jesús Torres, Managing Director of Bartlett Mexico.

This project is a strategic step forward to ensure security and efficiency in the supply chain of corn, wheat, and other agricultural derivatives for key industries such as the milling, livestock, and tortilla industries in northeastern Mexico.

The terminal received its first train on July 9, carrying 115 cars and more than 11,500 tons , while an inaugural ceremony was held on August 13 for users, partners, and other relevant stakeholders.

GMXT invested $18 million in a loop -type circuit that allows the unloading of 120 cars in just 10 hours.

Daniel Doria, GMXT’s general commercial director, said the terminal is the result of a combined effort to bolster a growing market like northeastern Mexico.

“The collaboration between GMXT and Bartlett fills us with pride and is yet another example of how to generate change for the benefit of Mexico. Nuevo León now has a unique rail infrastructure that will further fuel the growth of various companies linked to the food sector, ensuring a timely supply of corn and wheat for their production processes,” Doria emphasized.

The rail circuit designed by GMXT to serve the Bartlett terminal in Pesquería consists of a six-kilometer (km) connection to the industry, as well as a 2.5-km semicircular rail section surrounding the more than 40-hectare facility.

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Last March, there was a 3.1% increase in thefts reported across the Mexican Railway System (SFM) compared to the same period last year, the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) reported , with corn, batteries, and accessories being the most frequently stolen items.

According to the report Pulse of the Mexican Railway System-Security March 2025, the agency detailed that in the third month of the year 388 cases occurred compared to 376 in the same period of 2024 .

He indicated that corn, within the grains, seeds, and their derivatives subgroup, accounted for 55.22% of the total; batteries, which are part of consumer goods, represented 36.36%; and accessories, included in industrial products, 63.77%.

In this regard, the merchandise subgroups reported the following incidents:

1. Other industrial products with 18.35 percent.
2. Grains, seeds and their derivatives with 17.82 percent.
3. Consumer goods with 14.63 percent.

“These three subgroups together represent 50.80% of the total number of theft incident reports,” the agency emphasized in the document.

According to the ARTF, the states with the highest number of railroad robbery reports during that period were:

• Coahuila with 92.
• Guanajuato with 50.
• Aguascalientes with 52.
• Jalisco with 25.

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During 2024, 4,133 reports of theft were recorded by concessionaires of the Mexican Railway System, a 34.5% increase compared to 2023, when there were 3,071 reports.

According to data from the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) , the months with the highest incidence were January, April, June and July .

The ARTF specified that the subgroup of goods that most reported these types of incidents throughout last year were grains, seeds, and their derivatives, followed by industrial products and construction materials .

He detailed that the most stolen products from these subgroups were corn, non-specific accessories, and cement .

Mexico’s northern border states, specifically Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Sonora, had the highest concentration of reports due to their relationship with the operational dynamics of international rail traffic, given that these states are key points for the transit of goods between Mexico and the United States, the ARTF explained.

By December 2024, 274 reported theft incidents were recorded , which represented a 22.5% year-over-year decrease, compared to 354 reported incidents in the same month of 2023.

The goods most vulnerable to theft were grains, seeds and derivatives (23%), with corn being the most affected (40.6%), followed by construction materials (17.63%), with cement representing 97.9% of the thefts .

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Last August, theft from rail transport increased by 277% compared to the same period in 2023, reported the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) .

According to the document Pulso del Sistema Ferroviario Mexicano , during this period 317 reports of robberies were registered , compared to 84 on an interannual basis.

The states with the highest total number of reports were Guanajuato with 82, Coahuila with 33 and Jalisco with 27.

“The border states in the north of the country, specifically Coahuila, Nuevo León and Sonora, have the highest concentration of reports in this region. This is attributed to the operational dynamics of international rail traffic, given that these entities are key points for the transit of goods between Mexico and the United States,” said the ARTF.

He specified that of the total number of reports, only 53 complaints have been filed with the competent authority, which may contain one or several cases of theft of products/cargo, fuel, rolling stock, signal and track components.

In this regard, during the month in question the most stolen products correspond to the subgroups of Grains, seeds and their derivatives, with 18.5% of incidents, those classified as Other industrial products 16.6% and Construction material 16 percent.

This means that corn was the most stolen product, followed by wheat, as well as unspecified accessories and controls, and cement.

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The Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec (FIT)  reported that on June 30, it transported, for the first time, Grupo Maseca products from the port of Salina Cruz, in Oaxaca, to Chinameca, Veracruz.

The route was 269 kilometers with an estimated time of 10 hours. This operation consists of three trips on the railway’s Z Line, each with three locomotives and 45 new bulk hoppers, owned by the FIT, with a capacity of 100 tons of corn grain each.

“Together, a total of 13,500 tons of national white corn from producers in the state of Sinaloa will be transported. Said cargo arrived in Topolobampo, Sinaloa, aboard the Mar de Cortés ship, which arrived at the Administration of the National Port System (Asipona) of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, on June 24,” he said.

It should be noted that the first trip left on June 30 in the morning from Asipona Salina Cruz and arrived around 6:00 p.m. at the Chinameca bulk plant, Veracruz, owned by Grupo Maseca, which is operated and managed by the Company. Nacional Almacenadora (CONALSA), subsidiary company.

This operation, said the FIT, was carried out due to the rehabilitation of the railway track that already includes complete access of the train system to the Salina Cruz port area for its loading and unloading of products and the strengthening of the equipment. of the railway.

He highlighted the safety and punctuality in the handling of large volumes of merchandise through the availability of a scheduled service, added to the presence of the Secretary of the Navy, through the Mexican Navy.

“The return of cargo transport from the Isthmus Railway with the government tracks of Mexico, locomotives and hoppers of the FIT and the connection of the train in the port area, promotes the industrial and technological development of our country,” he assured.

The FIT is part of the priority project of the Government of Mexico, the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) , which aims to implement a logistics platform interconnected by more than 1,200 kilometers of railways, and ports with a strategic location: Salina Cruz, Oaxaca; Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz; Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas and Dos Bocas, Tabasco.

In addition to the transportation services of the logistics platform, the Development Poles will be installed, which will be spaces for the attraction and installation of industries linked to the electrical and electronic industries, semiconductors, automotive, auto parts and transportation equipment, agribusiness, medical devices , pharmaceutical, petrochemical, among others.

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Last April, the theft of merchandise on the railway suffered an increase of 160% compared to the same month last year , with corn, wheat, accessories, controls and tires being the items that were stolen the most.

The Rail Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) reported that the increase in this type of incidents was derived from the 446 reports that were registered in that month, against the 171 in the same period but in 2023.

According to the document Pulse of the Mexican Railway System – Security, April 2024, of the total theft events, 57 resulted in complaints filed with the competent authority.

The merchandise subgroups with the highest number of incident reports were grains, seeds and their derivatives, as well as other industrial products with 20.8% each, followed by auto parts with 14.4 percent. These three subgroups together represent 56.2% of the total reports.

It is worth mentioning that the products with the highest incidence of theft were corn and wheat , followed by unspecified accessories and controls and tires .

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Gruma will join the Tehuantepec Isthmus Railway (FIT) through its Maseca brand , reported the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) through a statement where it reported the signing of a commercial agreement .

“The signing of this agreement ensures the transportation of corn grains through recently acquired bulk hoppers, strengthening the FIT’s railway infrastructure,” he said.

The agency assured that this improvement in logistics will provide economical transportation, with capacity and improves production costs and consequently the economy of consumers.

With this, he stated that the FIT is positioned as the backbone of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) and generates confidence in the business sector, in addition to promoting the development of the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco.

It is worth remembering that during the current administration the modernization of Line Z of the FIT has been carried out, and since September 2023, cargo transportation between the ports of Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz was restarted.

According to the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) , during the period from January to April, this railway has transported 12.91 million tons.

In its report for the first quarter of this year, the main corn company reported that its net profit increased 46% compared to the same period last year, obtaining profits of 111 million dollars.

In addition, it obtained an operating flow of 264.4 million dollars, 26% higher according to the aforementioned comparison periods; As for sales, it registered an increase of 4%, which translated into 1,647 million dollars.

“Gruma has started the year with a solid foundation in the markets it serves and safeguarding profitability. Our products continue to benefit from healthy customer demand. Versatility and adaptability to the changing environment helped keep volumes stable despite consumer weakness, while sales increased 4% thanks to a more profitable sales mix. “We will continue to optimize our strategy throughout the year in response to changes in the market environment,” the company said at the time.

He reported that with Gimsa, sales volume decreased 2% to 524 thousand tons compared to what was obtained in 2023, although sales remained stable at 491 million dollars year-on-year.

“Gimsa continues with a stable trend despite a solid comparison base and, more importantly, the division continues to optimize profitability,” he said.

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