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The Q3 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index shows its shipment volume index at 75.4, up 0.4% from Q2 and 0.5% year on year. Freight spending continued to rise even though volumes were sluggish.
Flat volumes with rising spending point to firm US trucking rates, which raise the cost of moving feed ingredients domestically. The effect on grain and feed prices is modest.
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