
Reuters reports that Hershey, Mondelez, J M Smucker and Campbell Soup cited higher transportation costs for lower holiday-quarter margins. Driver shortages and higher diesel prices are expected to raise freight costs further in 2018.
Bernstein estimates truck rate increases will cut gross margins by 15-18 basis points.
Higher freight and diesel costs raise the landed cost of feed ingredients and finished products for buyers, and they add to logistics pressure on grain and feed movements. Diesel price strength feeds directly into transport costs.
Setelah 113 peristiwa logistik bullish sebelumnya, ULSD / Solar bergerak median +0,6% selama 5 sesi (54% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -2,8% sampai +4,2%), dan +0,2% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.