U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jun 6/13 - 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 June 3
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.855 -0.009 -0.031
New England 3.984 -0.007 -0.052
Central Atlantic 3.920 -0.008 -0.048
Lower Atlantic 3.783 -0.009 -0.014
II Midwest 3.900 -0.016 0.154
III Gulf Coast 3.770 -0.005 0.013
IV Rocky Mountain 3.866 0.003 -0.053
V West Coast 3.968 -0.018 -0.133
less California 3.899 -0.018 -0.123
California 4.025 -0.019 -0.144
Total U.S. 3.869 -0.011 0.023
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