Average freight price per kilometer driven increases to R$1.97 in January, according to Edenred Repom

According to data from the latest Edenred Repom Freight Index (IFR) analysis, the average freight price per kilometer in January was R$6.97 nationwide, representing a 2.35% increase over December.

The average freight price per kilometer driven in January increased mainly due to the impact of the price of common diesel. According to the Edenred Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL), the average price of diesel in January was R$6.23, showing a 0.481 increase compared to the previous month's average. Diesel type S-10 reached an average price of R$6.31 in the first month of 2025, after a 0.641 increase compared to the same prior period. Furthermore, the macroeconomic scenario also influenced transportation costs, as the increase in the basic interest rate (Selic) raises credit costs and puts pressure on the price of other essential inputs for transportation operations, explains Vinicios Fernandes, director of Edenred Repom. 

The executive also highlights that, starting in February, expectations are for the upward trend in average freight prices to continue, driven by increased demand for transportation in the agricultural sector, a reflection of the delay in the 2025 harvest, which tends to concentrate production outflow in a shorter period. "Factors such as taxation on the sector, primarily ICMS (Tax on Merchandise and Services Circulation) and the upward revision of the freight table, should also further pressure transport costs in the coming weeks," concludes Fernandes.

IFR is an index of the average freight price and its composition, raised based on the 8 million annual freight and toll voucher transactions administered by Edenred Repom. Edenred Repom, a brand of the Mobility business line of Edenred Brasil, has been specialized for 30 years 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 more than 1 million truck drivers served throughout Brazil.