# Low sulfur fuel to come at a high price | Journal of Commerce

> FedEx Freight reported shipments fell 1.4% year over year for the four months through September. Strike deadlines at the LA-LB ports were pushed to November 4, and analysis of top container carriers was also reported.

- Date: 2017-08-05 · published 2017-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69625-low-sulfur-fuel-to-come-at-a-high-price-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

A postponed West Coast port strike lowers near-term risk of disrupted US grain and meal export shipments. The item has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-19 | [Enough low-sulfur fuel at US ports come 2020? \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60795-enough-low-sulfur-fuel-at-us-ports-come-2020-journal-of-commerce.md) | -2.3% | -2.6% |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-17 | [US agriculture exporters under low-sulfur fuel pressure \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58773-us-agriculture-exporters-under-low-sulfur-fuel-pressure-journal-of-commerce.md) | +4.9% | +6.7% |
| DIESEL | 2018-02-06 | [Higher bunker fuel prices driving up fuel surcharges \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66694-higher-bunker-fuel-prices-driving-up-fuel-surcharges-journal-of-commerce.md) | -8.9% | -6.2% |
| 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 | 2018-11-16 | [Strong US freight activity runs counter to economic fears \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62226-strong-us-freight-activity-runs-counter-to-economic-fears-journal-of-commerce.md) | -7.3% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/low-sulfur-fuel-to-come-at-a-high-price-5678944

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