The data shows the transportation cost of shipping soybeans from select U.S. and Brazil origins to China
This dataset has the following 11 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | calendar_date | Data is collected quarterly. Date is the end date of the applicable quarter. | 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000 2017-06-30T00:00:00.000 2016-09-30T00:00:00.000 2015-06-30T00:00:00.000 2012-03-31T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Year | year | number | Applicable year. | 2006 2022 2018 2012 2011 view top 100 |
| Quarter | quarter | number | Applicable quarter. | 3 4 1 2 view top 100 |
| Origin | origin | text | Soybean origination location. | Davenport Minneapolis South GO - Paranagua North MT-Santos view top 100 |
| Destination | destination | text | Soybean shipment destination, either Europe or China. | Hamburg Shanghai, China view top 100 |
| Truck | truck | number | Truck cost of shipping a metric ton of soybeans. | 9.18 10.22 12.06 10.98 10.58 view top 100 |
| Barge | barge | number | Barge cost of shipping a metric ton of soybeans. | 12.49 30.79 21.58 7.96 13.77 view top 100 |
| Rail | rail | number | The tariff rail rate of shipping a metric ton soybeans. | 47.98 30.77 30.92 31.2 32.11 view top 100 |
| Ocean | ocean | number | The ocean freight rate for shipping a metric ton of soybeans from the U.S or Brazil to foreign markets. | 30 31 35 32 26 view top 100 |
| Farm Value | farm_value | number | The price of a metric ton of soybeans at each origin. | 529.11 448.27 449.5 346.86 359.48 view top 100 |
| Total Transportation Costs | total_transportation | number | Total transportation cost of shipping a metric ton of soybeans including, truck, barge, rail and ocean rates. | 78.77 78.41 55.85 67.66 79.45 view top 100 |