WASHINGTON - Feb10/17 - 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 February 6, 2017 (US$/gallon) Change Change Region Location Price Week ago Year ago I East Coast 2.618 -0.004 0.531 New England 2.661 -0.001 0.460 Central Atlantic 2.763 -0.007 0.539 Lower Atlantic 2.508 -0.002 0.549 II Midwest 2.492 -0.008 0.563 III Gulf Coast 2.403 -0.005 0.507 IV Rocky Mountain 2.515 -0.001 0.601 V West Coast 2.856 0.011 0.620 less California 2.748 0.004 0.675 California 2.944 0.017 0.575 Total U.S. 2.558 -0.004 0.550
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