# Grain Transportation Report, October 26, 2023

> The USDA weekly report says the US average diesel price rose 10.1 cents to $4.545 per gallon for the week ending October 23. It also notes the St. Lawrence Seaway closed at midnight on October 22 due to the Canadian worker strike, affecting over 100 vessels outside the system.

- Date: 2023-10-26 · published 2023-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33671-grain-transportation-report-october-26-2023
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel costs raise the cost of moving grain by truck and rail, while the Seaway closure delays vessel traffic and supports freight rates until the locks reopen.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | +2.9% | +20.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-15 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 15, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24844-grain-transportation-report-may-15-2025.md) | -3.0% | +0.2% |
| DIESEL | 2021-03-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 25, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10764-grain-transportation-report-march-25-2021.md) | -2.8% | +2.2% |
| DIESEL | 2024-07-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16528-grain-transportation-report-july-11-2024.md) | -1.2% | -7.1% |
| DIESEL | 2022-02-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 24, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42888-grain-transportation-report-february-24-2022.md) | +25.9% | +47.7% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.10-26-2023

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