
US long-distance truckload producer prices rose 4.6% in September from August and 17.9% year over year, reaching 219.4. Contract carriers also reported record fuel surcharges, while enforcement changes and the expiration of some diesel tax holidays are shaping 2027 bid expectations.
Higher truck rates and fuel surcharges can raise the cost of moving feed ingredients and finished feed, especially where trucking is a key leg of delivery. That adds upward pressure to delivered costs, though the article gives no commodity-specific price impact.
After 153 past logistics events, ULSD / Diesel moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -2.7% to +4.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.