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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jun 14/07 - 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 June 11
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.789 -0.005 -0.120
New England 2.882 0.000 -0.097
Central Atlantic 2.873 0.003 -0.124
Lower Atlantic 2.744 -0.009 -0.122
II Midwest 2.753 -0.011 -0.121
III Gulf Coast 2.742 -0.007 -0.106
IV Rocky Mountain 2.937 -0.021 -0.104
V West Coast 2.941 0.010 -0.208
California 2.997 0.025 -0.220
Total U.S. 2.792 -0.007 -0.126
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