U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON Aug 27/15 - 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 August 24
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.647 -0.049 -1.208
New England 2.739 -0.064 -1.216
Central Atlantic 2.777 -0.039 -1.158
Lower Atlantic 2.529 -0.054 -1.242
II Midwest 2.487 -0.052 -1.276
III Gulf Coast 2.414 -0.064 -1.318
IV Rocky Mountain 2.592 -0.035 -1.283
V West Coast 2.767 -0.064 -1.243
less California 2.610 -0.080 -1.311
California 2.894 -0.051 -1.190
Total U.S. 2.561 -0.054 -1.260
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