date:May 14, 2014
Results from AHDB/HGCAs UK Grain Haulage Survey 2014 show a 1.2 per cent decline in average journey costs, compared with last years survey.
The average journey in 2014 cost 8.43/t, compared with 8.53/t in 2013. However, although a decline in journey costs was seen for distances lower than 80 miles, the reverse was true for longer journeys.
The survey of 227 journeys across the UK revealed varying changes in costs, depending on distance and region. In 2014, a journey of 10 miles was 0.59/t lowe