Articles tagged under: USDA Grain Transportation Report

PNW Shipping Costs are Rising

Published September 20, 2024

The cost of moving grain to the Pacific Northwest is up ten percent on a year-to-year basis for corn and soybeans. According to the USDA Grain Transportation Report, higher freight rates for trucking, rail and ocean shipping are up. In…
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Evaluating Transportation Costs

Published January 4, 2024

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,…
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Difficult Year for Grain Shippers

Published December 30, 2022

According to the USDA Grain Transportation Report, service was an ongoing problem for grain shippers this past year. The number of unfilled grain car orders reached its highest level ever at the end of June at 17,200. At year end,…
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War Influencing Freight Rates

Published April 29, 2022

As of April 21, the rate for shipping grain from the Pacific Northwest to Japan was $44.75 per metric ton. That’s up more than 20 percent from last year. Higher energy costs are blamed for some of that increase. The…
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