# Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Grain merchandisers face higher costs, larger risks and increased volatility

> CoBank's Knowledge Exchange reports that grain merchandisers face higher costs, larger inventories and more volatility. Drivers include aggressive farmer selling during rallies, elevated interest rates and rising transport expenses.

- Date: 2018-05-25 · published 2018-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65093-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-grain-merchandisers-face-higher-costs-larger-risks
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher handling and financing costs can widen basis and raise the cost of moving feed grain from farm to buyer, even when futures are steady.

## Sources

- business.sherbrookerecord.com: https://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/gnwcq-2026-10-23-grain-merchandisers-face-higher-costs-larger-risks-and-increased-volatility

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