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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jun 21/07 - 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 18
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.800 0.011 -0.107
New England 2.877 -0.005 -0.083
Central Atlantic 2.869 -0.004 -0.121
Lower Atlantic 2.764 0.020 -0.103
II Midwest 2.774 0.021 -0.099
III Gulf Coast 2.753 0.011 -0.106
IV Rocky Mountain 2.907 -0.030 -0.111
V West Coast 2.958 0.017 -0.159
California 3.033 0.036 -0.152
Total U.S. 2.805 0.013 -0.110
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