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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 25/07 - 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 January 22
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.421 -0.016 -0.095
New England 2.582 -0.040 -0.086
Central Atlantic 2.525 -0.034 -0.085
Lower Atlantic 2.361 -0.007 -0.101
II Midwest 2.371 -0.037 -0.052
III Gulf Coast 2.361 -0.030 -0.071
IV Rocky Mountain 2.586 -0.039 0.151
V West Coast 2.695 -0.054 0.087
California 2.742 -0.031 0.068
Total U.S. 2.430 -0.033 -0.042
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