# Grain Journal | Wheat Transportation Costs Vary in 4Q 2019; Landed…

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report shows fourth-quarter 2019 wheat shipping costs to Japan from Kansas and North Dakota through the Pacific Northwest rose about 1% from the third quarter on higher trucking rates. Gulf route costs were mostly unchanged. Total landed costs fell as ocean freight rates and farm values declined.

- Date: 2020-02-13 · published 2020-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54789-grain-journal-wheat-transportation-costs-vary-in-4q-2019-landed
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ocean freight rates reduce the delivered cost of US wheat to Asian buyers, which supports export competitiveness. The effect on wheat prices is modest because the changes were small.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/190693/wheat-transportation-costs-vary-in-4q-2019-landed-costs-fall

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