# Grain Transportation Report, September 29, 2022

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report for the week ending September 26 showed the US average diesel price falling 7.5 cents to $4.889 per gallon, the first sub-$4.90 reading since March. Diesel fell in all 10 regions, with the Midwest down 1.14 cents to $4.881. The report also covered a Federal Maritime Commission proposal on defining unreasonable refusal to deal by ocean carriers, which affects agricultural exporters' access to container space.

- Date: 2022-09-29 · published 2022-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39782-grain-transportation-report-september-29-2022
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs ease grain hauling expenses for US farmers and merchandisers, while container space restrictions could limit US agricultural export capacity.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-04-06 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 6, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36392-grain-transportation-report-april-6-2023.md) | -2.0% | -18.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-29 | [US grain transportation shows mixed trends amid steady rail volumes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16452-us-grain-transportation-shows-mixed-trends-amid-steady-rail-volumes-feed-and.md) | -0.7% | +14.0% |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-14 | [Oil Market Report - October 2025 - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22591-oil-market-report-october-2025-iea.md) | -1.6% | +12.4% |
| DIESEL | 2022-07-05 | [Weekly Energy Market Situation—July 5, 2022 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11247-weekly-energy-market-situation-july-5-2022-fuels-market-news.md) | -4.4% | -12.7% |
| DIESEL | 2022-07-07 | [EIA Reports $5.675 National Diesel Price After Three-Week Delay - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11252-eia-reports-5-675-national-diesel-price-after-three-week-delay-tt.md) | +7.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.09-29-2022

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