
The Cass Freight Index shipments component rose 1.9% year over year in September and 2.3% from August, marking a second consecutive annual increase. Freight expenditures were about 20% above a year earlier, while the truckload linehaul index rose 10.1% year over year to 154.8.
Higher freight rates and fuel surcharges can add to delivered costs for feed ingredients, but the report does not identify a specific commodity supply disruption. The price implication for feed commodities is indirect and likely limited.
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