According to data from the latest analysis of the Edenred Repom Freight Index (IFR), The average freight cost per kilometer traveled in March was R$ 7,35 in the Country, what does a slight decrease of 0 represent,54% before February. It is the first decrease in the average price recorded by the IFR since November 2024
Although factors that tend to push freight costs upward were observed, how the increase in the freight table floor and the start of the harvest, The IFR observed a slight decline in March. Although the slowdown of the industrial sector has a more significant impact on the manufacturing industry, it is important to note that commodities continue to show positive results. Moreover, The Edenred Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL) showed a slight decrease in diesel prices at gas stations in March compared to February, factor that may also have contributed to reducing operational costs and impacting the prices practiced in road transportation, Vinicios Fernandes analysis, director of Edenred Repom
In the following months, the evolution of freight prices will be linked to a combination of economic variables. The reduction in diesel prices at refineries announced by Petrobras and in effect since April 1st may bring more relief to transportation operating costs, while the performance of sectors such as agribusiness and extractive industry is expected to continue impacting the hiring pace of the sector and the values practiced per kilometer traveled, concludes Fernandes
The IFR is an index of the average freight price and its composition, raised based on the 8 million annual freight and toll voucher transactions managed by Edenred Repom. The Edenred Repom, brand of the Mobility business line of Edenred Brazil, for 30 years it has specialized in the management and payment of expenses for the road freight transport market, leader in the freight payment and toll voucher segment with 8 million annual transactions and over 1 million truck drivers served throughout Brazil
