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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Oct 30/08 - 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 October 27
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.397 -0.156 0.249
New England 3.573 -0.156 0.323
Central Atlantic 3.509 -0.124 0.258
Lower Atlantic 3.333 -0.170 0.238
II Midwest 3.244 -0.203 0.122
III Gulf Coast 3.219 -0.234 0.157
IV Rocky Mountain 3.375 -0.180 0.094
V West Coast 3.233 -0.200 -0.161
California 3.286 -0.174 -0.120
Total U.S. 3.288 -0.194 0.131
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