According to the Edenred Repom Freight Index (IFR), the average freight price per kilometer traveled closed the month of August at R$ 6,36, with an increase of 0,47% before July. The variation appears after the update of the minimum freight rates for road cargo transportation, carried out by the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) in mid-July. The adjustment of the table did not significantly impact the average freight price in the closed month of July – that varied 0,31% -, but in August we already see a greater variation, although the increase has still been moderate, інакше від передбаченого ⁇, highlights Vinicios Fernandes, Director of Edenred Repom.
Among the reasons for the increase in the monthly total is the rise in the average price of diesel in the country, since it represents about 40% of the shipping cost. According to data from the Edenred Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL), the common type of fuel was sold in August at an average price of R$6,10, after a 1% increase, while the S-10 diesel was found at R$6,18, after an increase of 0,16% before July.
Still, with the water crisis, according to the National Supply Company (Conab), a produção brasileira de grãos em 2023/24 está estimada para 298,6 million, a retreat of 21,2 million tons, or 6,6%, quando comparada ao volume do ciclo anterior (2022/23). And, the forecast for the month of August showed a negative variation of 0,2% compared to the research from the previous month, according to Conab, this decrease is due to the progress or conclusion of the harvesting operations of the main crops. The increase in freight prices has been recorded since May of this year and may continue in the coming months. The reduction in produced grains may result in a smaller amount of cargo to be transported, change in vehicle and route efficiency, that potentially, will not operate at full capacity and will affect the supply chain related to the sectors linked to grain production, that can reflect on the freight price, 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, Edenred Brazil's Mobility business line brand, 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 over 1 million truck drivers served throughout Brazil
