R ail disruptions are causing headaches for some Midwest farmers and industries as they face up to an 11-day delay in fertilizer and ethanol shipments.

While Iowa has eluded far-reaching disruptions, likely because of having other transportation options such as barge traffic on the Mississippi River, unfilled grain car orders have risen substantially since 2020 — up 1%  in the past year after a 379 % hike the year...