# Grain Transportation Report, December 22, 2022

> The STB adopted final rules on December 19 for small rate disputes, including voluntary arbitration and Final Offer Rate Review, with up to $4 million in relief over two years. The US average diesel price fell 15.8 cents to $4.596 per gallon, the sixth straight weekly decline, though still 97 cents above a year earlier.

- Date: 2022-12-22 · published 2022-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8473-grain-transportation-report-december-22-2022
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel prices reduce rail and truck freight costs for grain movement. Rail rate dispute rules could affect future shipping costs for grain shippers.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-11-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 2, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14801-grain-transportation-report-november-2-2023.md) | -6.2% | -1.7% |
| DIESEL | 2023-11-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 30, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33061-grain-transportation-report-november-30-2023.md) | -10.9% | -12.3% |
| DIESEL | 2024-09-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 12, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16506-grain-transportation-report-september-12-2024.md) | +2.4% | +9.1% |
| DIESEL | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +0.4% | +2.7% |
| DIESEL | 2024-03-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 14, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31091-grain-transportation-report-march-14-2024.md) | -0.1% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.12-22-2022

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