U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Apr 25/13 - 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 April 22
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.924    -0.053    -0.222
       New England        4.027    -0.078    -0.242
       Central Atlantic   3.982    -0.050    -0.263
       Lower Atlantic     3.862    -0.049    -0.188
II     Midwest            3.868    -0.055    -0.106
III    Gulf Coast         3.802    -0.050    -0.191
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.846    -0.036    -0.244
V      West Coast         3.990    -0.076    -0.355
        less California   3.885    -0.085    -0.414
       California         4.079    -0.068    -0.305
Total  U.S.               3.887    -0.055    -0.198

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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

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