According to data from the latest analysis of the Edenred Repom Freight Index (IFR), the average freight price per kilometer traveled in January was R$6.97 in the country, which represents an increase of 2.35% compared to December.
The increase in the average freight price per kilometer traveled in January mainly reflects the impact of the regular diesel price, which, according to the Edenred Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL), had an average value of R$ 6.23 in January, registering a 0.48% increase compared to the previous month's average, and the S-10 type, which recorded an average price of R$ 6.31 in the first month of 2025, after a 0.64% increase in the same comparison. Additionally, the macroeconomic scenario also influenced transportation costs, as the rise in the basic interest rate (Selic) makes credit more expensive and pressures the value of other essential inputs for transportation operations," explains Vinicios Fernandes, director of Edenred Repom.
The executive also emphasizes that, starting in February, the expectation is to maintain the upward trend in the average freight price, driven by increased demand for transportation in the agribusiness sector, a reflection of the delay in the 2025 harvest, which is likely to concentrate the flow of production in a shorter period. "Factors such as taxation on the sector, mainly ICMS (Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services), and the upward revision of the freight table should also further pressure transportation costs in the coming weeks," concludes Fernandes.
The IFR is an index of the average freight price and its composition, based on the 8 million annual freight and toll transactions managed by Edenred Repom. Edenred Repom, the brand of Edenred Brazil's Mobility business line, has been specialized in managing and paying expenses for the freight transportation market for 30 years, leading in the freight payment and toll voucher segment with 8 million transactions annually and over 1 million truck drivers served across Brazil.
