U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 15/16 - 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 January 11, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.229 -0.031 -0.905
New England 2.335 -0.009 -0.860
Central Atlantic 2.350 -0.041 -0.889
Lower Atlantic 2.116 -0.027 -0.923
II Midwest 2.096 -0.034 -0.914
III Gulf Coast 2.080 -0.034 -0.884
IV Rocky Mountain 2.134 -0.057 -0.893
V West Coast 2.426 -0.038 -0.700
less California 2.258 -0.045 -0.720
California 2.562 -0.033 -0.688
Total U.S. 2.177 -0.034 -0.876
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