U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 28/16 - 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 25, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.140 -0.034 -0.827
New England 2.240 -0.037 -0.778
Central Atlantic 2.264 -0.041 -0.814
Lower Atlantic 2.025 -0.029 -0.845
II Midwest 1.987 -0.036 -0.817
III Gulf Coast 1.957 -0.057 -0.829
IV Rocky Mountain 2.015 -0.063 -0.797
V West Coast 2.325 -0.034 -0.617
less California 2.160 -0.038 -0.603
California 2.459 -0.030 -0.631
Total U.S. 2.071 -0.041 -0.795
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