# Grain Journal | U.S. Grain Transportation Costs to Mexico Decline

> USDA data show that in Q1 2019 the cost of shipping corn, soybeans and wheat from the U.S. to Mexico fell about 4 percent by water and 1 percent by land compared with the prior quarter. Lower truck and ocean freight rates drove the decline, with lower diesel prices also contributing. Ocean rates fell on slower trade during the Chinese New Year and weaker coal and iron ore flows.

- Date: 2019-05-30 · published 2019-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59282-grain-journal-u-s-grain-transportation-costs-to-mexico-decline
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower freight costs improve the delivered competitiveness of U.S. grain in Mexico, supporting export basis. The effect on futures prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-12-22 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 22, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8473-grain-transportation-report-december-22-2022.md) | +5.4% | +13.3% |
| DIESEL | 2024-03-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 14, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31091-grain-transportation-report-march-14-2024.md) | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| DIESEL | 2024-01-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16576-grain-transportation-report-january-11-2024.md) | +3.5% | +11.1% |
| DIESEL | 2024-09-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 12, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16506-grain-transportation-report-september-12-2024.md) | +2.4% | +9.1% |
| DIESEL | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +0.4% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/169403/u-s-grain-transportation-costs-to-mexico-decline

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