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Gauging Pre-Harvest Freight Costs

Elaine Kub
By  Elaine Kub , Contributing Analyst
Diesel prices and barge freight costs are currently running at the 30th percentile of their previous 10-year ranges. Unit train car costs are at the 24th percentile, and ocean freight costs are at the 28th percentile. (Graphic by Elaine Kub)
Diesel prices and barge freight costs are currently running at the 30th percentile of their previous 10-year ranges. Unit train car costs are at the 24th percentile, and ocean freight costs are at the 28th percentile. (Graphic by Elaine Kub)
Ahead expectations for a heavy 2017/18 grain-handling season, U.S. freight costs are comfortably within the ranges of the past 10 years.

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Elaine Kub

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