TRANSPORTATION FUEL REQUIREMENTS IN THE FOOD AND FIBER SYSTEM. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC REPORT

It took an estimated 2,892 million gallons of diesel fuel and 411 million gallons of gasoline to transport farm inputs, commodities, and manufactured food products in 1977. Truck shipments made up 41 percent of total ton-miles in the food and fiber system and required 2,529 million gallons of petroleum fuels, or 77 percent of the total. Rail movements required 665 million gallons of fuel, or 20 percent. Barge shipments accounted for most of the remainder. Demands for transportation fuel in the food and fiber system are likely to continue to increase in the foreseeable future.

• Corporate Authors:

  Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service

  National Economics Division
  Washington, DC  United States  20250
• Authors:
  • Barton, J A
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural products; Agriculture; Competition; Diesel fuels; Energy consumption; Fibers; Food; Freight transportation; Fuel consumption; Gasoline; Inland waterways; Motor carriers; Railroad transportation; Transportation modes; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Agricultural traffic; Energy intensiveness
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00313477
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AER-444
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM