U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 16/17 - 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 13, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.626 0.008 0.557
New England 2.626 -0.035 0.443
Central Atlantic 2.765 0.002 0.568
Lower Atlantic 2.519 0.011 0.572
II Midwest 2.487 -0.005 0.579
III Gulf Coast 2.424 0.021 0.566
IV Rocky Mountain 2.522 0.007 0.656
V West Coast 2.869 0.013 0.675
less California 2.761 0.013 0.718
California 2.957 0.013 0.641
Total U.S. 2.565 0.007 0.585
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