US grain transport costs climb: barge Illinois +13.6%, rail shuttle +5.6% in 2 weeks

Summary

USDA's 3 September Grain Transportation Report shows two-week multimodal cost rises to 2 September: truck input +2.4%, rail shuttle +5.6%, barge Illinois proxy +13.6% (to 221.70), Gulf vessel +2.4% and PNW vessel +1.4%. BNSF, Union Pacific and CN soybean tariffs changed 1 September; diesel sat at $5.599/gal, up 49.9% year-on-year.