# ARA independent product stocks fall: Part 4 - Insights Global

> Independent oil product stocks in the ARA hub fell about 2% week on week to 5.6 million tonnes, led by a 5% drop in gasoil. Falling Rhine water levels have increased gasoil barge traffic ahead of expected higher freight rates.

- Date: 2018-06-22 · published 2018-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64699-ara-independent-product-stocks-fall-part-4-insights-global
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Falling Rhine levels and tighter European gasoil stocks raise barge freight costs on the river, which can lift inland logistics costs for grain and feed moving in Europe.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Shipper Costs Hit Five-Year High as Freight Demand Stalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1461-u-s-bank-freight-payment-index-shipper-costs-hit-five-year-high-as-freight.md) | -2.4% | — |
| DIESEL | 2022-01-14 | [Lower East of Suez gasoil, ULSD exports in Jan leave Europe tight \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43340-lower-east-of-suez-gasoil-ulsd-exports-in-jan-leave-europe-tight-s-and-p-global.md) | +3.1% | +13.3% |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-23 | [Products: Diesel Spikes on French Strikes, IMO 2020 \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55750-products-diesel-spikes-on-french-strikes-imo-2020-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.8% | -11.1% |
| DIESEL | 2020-10-07 | [Products: ULSD Firms on Lower Russian Arrivals \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50829-products-ulsd-firms-on-lower-russian-arrivals-energy-intelligence.md) | -1.1% | -4.6% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-17 | [Atlantic Basin refining margins soar on refinery outages, tight diesel supply \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10941-atlantic-basin-refining-margins-soar-on-refinery-outages-tight-diesel-supply-s.md) | -6.7% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- insights-global.com: https://www.insights-global.com/ara-independent-product-stocks-fall-4/

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