U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Apr 27/17 - 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 April 24, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.632 0.001 0.388
New England 2.650 0.012 0.359
Central Atlantic 2.785 0.002 0.442
Lower Atlantic 2.520 -0.002 0.361
II Midwest 2.530 -0.006 0.374
III Gulf Coast 2.458 0.000 0.384
IV Rocky Mountain 2.662 0.010 0.460
V West Coast 2.875 -0.002 0.469
less California 2.786 -0.005 0.281
California 2.947 0.001 0.665
Total U.S. 2.595 -0.002 0.397
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