# Grain Transportation Report, May 4, 2023

> The USDA weekly Grain Transportation Report highlights California's April 27 In-Use Locomotive rule and April 28 Advanced Clean Fleets approval, both targeting zero-emission rail and trucks. Agriculture groups worry that limited rural charging access and charging time could hinder perishable commodity transport. The report also notes a Northwest Seaport Alliance rail incentive starting May 1.

- Date: 2023-05-04 · published 2023-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16628-grain-transportation-report-may-4-2023
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Stricter emissions rules could raise trucking and rail costs for farm shipments into California, a modest upward pressure on delivered feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-07-27 | [FreightWaves oil report: the few market signs on IMO 2020 not flashing danger yet - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58283-freightwaves-oil-report-the-few-market-signs-on-imo-2020-not-flashing-danger.md) | -1.4% | -4.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-23 | [A conference on IMO 2020 impact shows how many questions remain as new rule approaches - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56771-a-conference-on-imo-2020-impact-shows-how-many-questions-remain-as-new-rule.md) | +0.4% | -4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2020-02-05 | [U.S. biomass-based diesel tax credit renewed through 2022 in government spending bill - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54471-u-s-biomass-based-diesel-tax-credit-renewed-through-2022-in-government-spending.md) | +2.6% | -2.6% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-29 | [Oil prices reverse late in session as heating oil contract plunges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41753-oil-prices-reverse-late-in-session-as-heating-oil-contract-plunges.md) | -13.3% | -22.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-02 | [CBOT soybean oil rises 7.2% as EPA reallocation shifts biofuel outlook \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14992-cbot-soybean-oil-rises-7-2-as-epa-reallocation-shifts-biofuel-outlook-s-and-p.md) | +2.7% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-04-2023

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