U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jun 13/13 - 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 10
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.839 -0.016 0.021
New England 3.978 -0.006 0.004
Central Atlantic 3.907 -0.013 -0.002
Lower Atlantic 3.762 -0.021 0.041
II Midwest 3.877 -0.023 0.181
III Gulf Coast 3.748 -0.022 0.050
IV Rocky Mountain 3.865 -0.001 -0.008
V West Coast 3.945 -0.023 -0.046
less California 3.870 -0.029 -0.032
California 4.008 -0.017 -0.058
Total U.S. 3.849 -0.020 0.068
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