# US agriculture exporters under low-sulfur fuel pressure | Journal of Commerce

> Journal of Commerce reports that US agricultural exporters fear higher bunker fuel costs tied to the global low-sulfur mandate will make their container shipments uncompetitive. Exporters are preparing to negotiate freight terms with carriers.

- Date: 2019-06-17 · published 2019-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58773-us-agriculture-exporters-under-low-sulfur-fuel-pressure-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher container and bunker surcharges could reduce US export competitiveness for agricultural products and weigh on export volumes and freight-linked basis.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2017-01-18 | [Fuel hikes set to consolidate Mexican trucking sector \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73149-fuel-hikes-set-to-consolidate-mexican-trucking-sector-journal-of-commerce.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-11-20 | [Shippers warn of CN strike disruption \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55971-shippers-warn-of-cn-strike-disruption-journal-of-commerce.md) | +5.5% | +8.7% |
| DIESEL | 2017-07-21 | [Trans-Pac spot rates await peak season bounce \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69841-trans-pac-spot-rates-await-peak-season-bounce-journal-of-commerce.md) | +3.8% | +2.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-11-26 | [IMO ballast water and low-sulphur rules puts pressure on ocean…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55974-imo-ballast-water-and-low-sulphur-rules-puts-pressure-on-ocean.md) | -3.3% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-05 | [Cost of U.S. diesel exports to Latin America rise on shortage \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42029-cost-of-u-s-diesel-exports-to-latin-america-rise-on-shortage-reuters.md) | -8.6% | +22.1% |

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/us-agriculture-exporters-under-low-sulfur-fuel-pressure-5227725

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