Union Pacific Railroad›Union Pacific Railroad› offers Union Pacific — Agricultural Products

Union Pacific Agricultural Products covers Grain and Grain Products, including corn, soybeans, wheat, milo, soybean meal, rough rice and barley, plus Food and Beverage freight and a Fertilizer network mapping Union Pacific-accessible nitrogen, phosphate and potash producers with key interchange points. Union Pacific positions the service for savings on transportation costs, especially for long-distance and bulk shipments, and allocates covered hoppers through its Grain Car Allocation System including shuttles, guaranteed freight and vouchers.

The offering runs on the largest freight railroad network in the United States, covering 23 states and approximately 7,300 communities, and set a first-quarter grain volume record in 2026, surpassing the previous record from 2008, with grain shuttle velocity averaging 334 miles per day versus 294 in 2025. New high-efficiency covered hopper cars carry an additional 2,500 pounds in a shorter carbody, allowing more covered hopper cars per train, while coal, petroleum coke and biofuel traffic sit in the sibling Energy and Renewables family.