U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - November 21/18 - 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 November 19, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.295 -0.019 0.399
New England 3.347 -0.009 0.485
Central Atlantic 3.466 -0.017 0.411
Lower Atlantic 3.165 -0.022 0.376
II Midwest 3.216 -0.046 0.343
III Gulf Coast 3.045 -0.040 0.356
IV Rocky Mountain 3.360 -0.018 0.357
V West Coast 3.767 -0.040 0.389
less California 3.475 -0.039 0.368
California 4.000 -0.040 0.401
Total U.S. 3.282 -0.035 0.370
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