U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Sep 21/17 - 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 September 19, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.814 -0.015 0.423
New England 2.765 0.004 0.360
Central Atlantic 2.919 -0.003 0.434
Lower Atlantic 2.749 -0.027 0.433
II Midwest 2.743 -0.010 0.377
III Gulf Coast 2.615 -0.032 0.373
IV Rocky Mountain 2.813 -0.014 0.331
V West Coast 3.103 0.001 0.451
less California 3.009 0.002 0.485
California 3.179 0.000 0.425
Total U.S. 2.786 -0.016 0.397
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