# Hurricanes spur spike in freight rates for St. Louis firms

> Trucking freight rates rose across the country after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, as FEMA recovery efforts pulled available carriers out of the market. St. Louis logistics firms reported rate increases and said conditions were unlike anything seen in two years.

- Date: 2017-10-06 · published 2017-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6123-hurricanes-spur-spike-in-freight-rates-for-st-louis-firms
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher truck freight costs add to the delivered cost of feed ingredients and can tighten local trucking capacity. The effect on grain prices themselves is limited.

## Sources

- bizjournals.com: https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2017/10/06/hurricanes-spur-spike-in-freight-rates-for-st.html
- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/hurricanes-spur-spike-in-freight-rates-for-st-louis-firms/

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