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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jul 22/10 - 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 July 19
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.913 -0.008 0.399
New England 3.015 -0.002 0.415
Central Atlantic 3.012 -0.010 0.382
Lower Atlantic 2.861 -0.008 0.405
II Midwest 2.866 0.001 0.396
III Gulf Coast 2.859 0.002 0.416
IV Rocky Mountain 2.902 -0.010 0.343
V West Coast 3.042 -0.015 0.447
California 3.116 -0.007 0.413
Total U.S. 2.899 -0.004 0.403
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