“Lastly, we expect grain exports into Mexico to remain strong.”

In context

“lecting the mix impact of increased intermodal shipments and lower fuel surcharges. Intermodal volumes remain strong based on international West Coast import demand. Additional positive domestic intermodal growth was Automotive volumes due to reduced OEM production. Turning to Slide ten, here is our 2025 outlook as we see it today for the key markets we serve. We've had a solid start to the second quarter with AAR car loadings currently up just over 7% compared to last year. Now starting with bulk, continued challenges for food and beverage is expected primarily based on weakness in the U.S. Beer market. We anticipate coal volumes to remain strong in the near term. However, there is always volatility in natural gas prices. So we'll remain agile as we move into the second half of the year. Lastly, we expect grain exports into Mexico to remain strong. For grain products, our intense focus on business development results is expected to mitigate market uncertainties in renewable fuels and associated feedstock. Moving to industrial, we anticipate petroleum volume to remain challenged due to business shift and our commitment to balance the volume at the right margin. Our industrial chemicals and plastics markets will remain favorable based on customer plant expansions and our ability to win incremental volume in the market. For example, we are excited to support Dial's expansion later this year at their Poly seven facility in Freeport, Texas. And wrapping up, with premium, while tariff uncertainty remains a concern for automotive, we are closely aligned with our customers providing guidance and solutions every step of the way. On the inter”