Compared to one year ago, third quarter transportation costs for shipping corn and soybeans declined through the Pacific Northwest and the Gulf. The USDA Grain Transportation Report indicates these costs dropped from the second to third quarter through the PNW, but increased through the Gulf. Low water levels on the Mississippi River resulted in a 104 percent increase in barge rates. Due to a sizable decline in truck and ocean rates, year-to-year transportation costs for the PNW fell 17 percent for corn and 16 percent for soybeans.
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