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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Sep 8/16 - 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 September 5, 2016
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         2.408    -0.002    -0.186
       New England        2.420    -0.003    -0.243
       Central Atlantic   2.499     0.003    -0.217
       Lower Atlantic     2.335    -0.006    -0.154
II     Midwest            2.387    -0.004    -0.096
III    Gulf Coast         2.264    -0.005    -0.121
IV     Rocky Mountain     2.493     0.017    -0.074
V      West Coast         2.664     0.006    -0.082
        less California   2.563     0.008    -0.027
       California         2.746     0.005    -0.126
Total  U.S.               2.407    -0.002    -0.127

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