U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 4/18 - 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 January 1, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.980 0.076 0.353
New England 3.010 0.067 0.345
Central Atlantic 3.151 0.083 0.375
Lower Atlantic 2.854 0.072 0.340
II Midwest 2.935 0.081 0.395
III Gulf Coast 2.774 0.066 0.323
IV Rocky Mountain 2.981 0.033 0.446
V West Coast 3.361 0.049 0.514
less California 3.073 0.047 0.316
California 3.590 0.051 0.669
Total U.S. 2.973 0.070 0.387
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