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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Oct 8/09 - 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 5
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.586 -0.021 -1.342
New England 2.686 -0.017 -1.350
Central Atlantic 2.698 -0.016 -1.280
Lower Atlantic 2.529 -0.023 -1.367
II Midwest 2.561 -0.024 -1.297
III Gulf Coast 2.518 -0.007 -1.325
IV Rocky Mountain 2.645 -0.013 -1.241
V West Coast 2.722 -0.020 -1.125
California 2.792 -0.015 -1.077
Total U.S. 2.582 -0.019 -1.293
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