Regulation of freight rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission was removed for most cargoes, provided they could go by road.

对于大多数可以用公路运输的货物，州际商务委员会就把与这些货物相关的铁路货运价格管理规定废除。

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As with so much to do with commodities, the extraordinary rise in freight rates is partly because of China's appetite for raw materials.

就国际贸易商品而言，这种不寻常的货运价格增长在一定程度上是由于中国对原材料的需求。

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The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) which measures freight rates for bulk commodities 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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He fears cheap Brazilian sugar, decisions from Brussels and China's demand for steel, which is pushing freight rates higher.

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The Baltic Freight Index, which tracks dry-bulk freight rates, was at its lowest in nearly a decade in August.

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By filling up a truck first, Lowe's pays contract freight rates as low as one-fifth of those for smaller deliveries.

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