Many shippers complain that for heavy bulkcommodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too cost1y and the rai1roads therefore have them by the throat.
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) which measures freight rates for bulkcommodities such as iron ore and grains crashed several months ago, falling 96pc.
波罗的海干货指数(BDI)，一个衡量大宗散货(铁矿石，谷物)运费的指数，在数月前下挫了96%。
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Bearishness has also permeated the bulkcommodities sector, in particular iron ore, down nearly 11 percent so far this week and on track for the steepest weekly decline ever.