date:May 14, 2014
d sterling against the US dollar is a key factor behind the decline in price.
AHDB/HGCA Senior Analyst, Amandeep Kaur Purewal, said: From this survey we can see that fuel costs are not the only factor affecting grain haulage rates. Higher costs for longer distances may be due to empty, or lower than capacity, back-loads. Lower production in 2013/14 may have meant that the wheat crop travelled over longer distances in the UK. The north of the country has experienced more of a deficit than usual,