U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Mar 1/12 - 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 February 27
        (US$/gallon)
   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         4.134     0.081     0.370
       New England        4.221     0.060     0.318
       Central Atlantic   4.208     0.066     0.333
       Lower Atlantic     4.063     0.097     0.360
II     Midwest            3.914     0.066     0.253
III    Gulf Coast         3.992     0.106     0.336
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.919     0.062     0.221
V      West Coast         4.326     0.162     0.434
       California         4.410     0.152     0.446
Total  U.S.               4.051     0.091     0.335
Diesel fuel prices include all taxes. Prices represent an average of all types of diesel fuel.