U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 19/15 - 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 February 16
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.960 0.030 -1.169
New England 3.084 0.045 -1.289
Central Atlantic 3.084 0.042 -1.273
Lower Atlantic 2.841 0.019 -1.072
II Midwest 2.792 0.023 -1.201
III Gulf Coast 2.783 0.022 -1.000
IV Rocky Mountain 2.770 -0.006 -1.135
V West Coast 2.997 0.073 -1.003
less California 2.817 0.061 -1.094
California 3.142 0.081 -0.933
Total U.S. 2.865 0.030 -1.124
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