U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Apr 10/14 - 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 7
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 4.075 -0.019 0.066
New England 4.240 -0.015 0.106
Central Atlantic 4.205 -0.036 0.143
Lower Atlantic 3.946 -0.009 0.000
II Midwest 3.942 -0.017 -0.014
III Gulf Coast 3.793 -0.011 -0.095
IV Rocky Mountain 3.955 -0.020 0.056
V West Coast 3.982 -0.008 -0.135
less California 3.894 -0.014 -0.129
California 4.056 -0.004 -0.140
Total U.S. 3.959 -0.016 -0.018
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