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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Sep 28/06 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. Diesel fuel is a significant expense for agriculture commodity movements by truck, accounting for 37% of the estimated variable cost.
Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices to September 25
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.600 -0.099 -0.208
New England 2.730 -0.102 -0.129
Central Atlantic 2.746 -0.098 -0.129
Lower Atlantic 2.526 -0.099 -0.249
II Midwest 2.506 -0.118 -0.233
III Gulf Coast 2.526 -0.110 -0.230
IV Rocky Mountain 2.827 -0.225 -0.111
V West Coast 2.892 -0.122 -0.086
California 2.910 -0.092 -0.121
Total U.S. 2.595 -0.118 -0.203
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