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Sheet: Table 3 

Table 3.  Quarterly costs of transporting Brazilian soybeans to Shanghai, China
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 | 1st qtr | 2nd qtr | 3rd qtr | 4th qtr | Avg | 1st qtr | 2nd qtr | 3rd qtr | 4th qtr | Avg
 | [NAME]                                                                 --US$/mt-- |  |  |  |  | [NAME]                                                           --US$/mt--
Truck | 124.0323831540148 | 112.3847368149359 |  |  | 118.2085599844754 | 115.6791156167165 | 108.2677933421761 |  |  | 111.9734544794463
Ocean | 52.34 | 34.5 |  |  | 43.42 | 56.03 | 36.75 |  |  | 46.39
Total transportation | 176.3723831540148 | 146.8847368149359 |  |  | 161.6285599844753 | 171.7091156167165 | 145.0177933421761 |  |  | 158.3634544794463
Farm price3 | 419.3474275143831 | 391.5827767203564 |  |  | 405.4651021173697 | 419.3474275143831 | 391.5827767203564 |  |  | 405.4651021173697
Landed cost | 595.7198106683978 | 538.4675135352923 |  |  | 567.093662101845 | 591.0565431310996 | 536.6005700625325 |  |  | 563.828556596816
Transport % of landed cost | 29.6066002834663 | 27.27829128456954 |  |  | 28.44244578401792 | 29.05121643812519 | 27.02527754028971 |  |  | 28.03824698920745
 | [NAME]                                                          --US$/mt-- |  |  |  |  | North Central PR1 - Paranagua2                                             --US$/mt--
Truck | 96.45784223908134 | 86.85104809552791 |  |  | 91.65444516730463 | 37.03577485141204 | 35.62321249951808 |  |  | 36.32949367546506
Ocean | 52.34 | 34.5 |  |  | 43.42 | 56.03 | 36.75 |  |  | 46.39
Total transportation | 148.7978422390813 | 121.3510480955279 |  |  | 135.0744451673046 | 93.06577485141204 | 72.37321249951808 |  |  | 82.71949367546506
Farm price3 | 419.3474275143831 | 391.5827767203564 |  |  | 405.4651021173697 | 476.2183622450593 | 461.969780836477 |  |  | 469.0940715407681
Landed cost | 568.1452697534644 | 512.9338248158842 |  |  | 540.5395472846743 | 569.2841370964713 | 534.3429933359951 |  |  | 551.8135652162332
Transport % of landed cost | 26.19010491870315 | 23.65822689487995 |  |  | 24.92416590679155 | 16.34786019615387 | 13.54433639106591 |  |  | 14.94609829360989
 | South GO1 - Santos2                                                                   --US$/mt-- |  |  |  |  | Northwest RS1 - Rio Grande2                                                   --US$/mt--
Truck | 59.14184864322448 | 57.40002101401112 |  |  | 58.2709348286178 | 25.9605259048745 | 23.96061107531101 |  |  | 24.96056849009275
Ocean | 52.34 | 34.5 |  |  | 43.42 | 51.34 | 35.25 |  |  | 43.295
Total transportation | 111.4818486432245 | 91.90002101401112 |  |  | 101.6909348286178 | 77.3005259048745 | 59.21061107531101 |  |  | 68.25556849009276
Farm price3 | 445.5639926271772 | 419.6164038972868 |  |  | 432.590198262232 | 460.1310844536767 | 459.9638523671281 |  |  | 460.0474684104024
Landed cost | 557.0458412704018 | 511.5164249112979 |  |  | 534.2811330908498 | 537.4316103585512 | 519.1744634424391 |  |  | 528.3030369004952
Transport % of landed cost | 20.01304747002121 | 17.9661916095749 |  |  | 18.98961953979806 | 14.38332327592397 | 11.40476183722694 |  |  | 12.89404255657545
1Producing regions: RS = Rio Grande Do Sul, MT= [NAME], GO = Goiás, PR = Paraná
2Export ports
3Source: Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (CONAB) www.conab.gov.br
Source: ESALQ/ USP (University of São Paulo, Brazil) and USDA/AMS