U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Nov 23/16 - 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 November 21, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.442 -0.011 -0.027
New England 2.471 -0.011 -0.053
Central Atlantic 2.549 -0.015 -0.036
Lower Atlantic 2.355 -0.008 -0.015
II Midwest 2.356 -0.031 -0.085
III Gulf Coast 2.296 -0.020 0.016
IV Rocky Mountain 2.455 -0.037 -0.019
V West Coast 2.730 -0.027 0.077
less California 2.637 -0.020 0.082
California 2.804 -0.033 0.071
Total U.S. 2.421 -0.022 -0.024
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