U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Jun 20/13 - 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 17
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.835    -0.004     0.069
       New England        3.980     0.002     0.057
       Central Atlantic   3.910     0.003     0.042
       Lower Atlantic     3.752    -0.010     0.092
II     Midwest            3.859    -0.018     0.204
III    Gulf Coast         3.741    -0.007     0.087
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.848    -0.017     0.016
V      West Coast         3.954     0.009     0.055
        less California   3.874     0.004     0.054
       California         4.022     0.014     0.056
Total  U.S.               3.841    -0.008     0.112