Transportation costs are up 700% since the 1983 termination of the Crow Rate (from less than $5 to over $35/tonne in most areas).

Agricultural economists Fulton, Baylis, Brooks, and Gray calculated that further deregulation and the end of the rate cap would increase handling and shipping costs for many farmers by 50" - 75" per bushel ($18.37 -$27.56/tonne).

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