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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Dec 7/17 - 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 December 4, 2017
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         2.904    -0.003     0.405
       New England        2.897     0.016     0.371
       Central Atlantic   3.062    -0.012     0.460
       Lower Atlantic     2.794     0.000     0.379
II     Midwest            2.877    -0.007     0.446
III    Gulf Coast         2.713     0.001     0.352
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.019    -0.007     0.562
V      West Coast         3.373    -0.007     0.603
        less California   3.106    -0.007     0.427
       California         3.585    -0.012     0.742
Total  U.S.               2.922    -0.004     0.442

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