U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Jan 9/14 - 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 6
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.950     0.007    -0.056
       New England        4.115     0.004    -0.038
       Central Atlantic   4.046     0.030    -0.061
       Lower Atlantic     3.847    -0.009    -0.055
II     Midwest            3.888     0.001     0.018
III    Gulf Coast         3.802     0.013    -0.035
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.901     0.012     0.213
V      West Coast         4.034     0.009     0.046
        less California   3.934     0.004     0.016
       California         4.119     0.015     0.071
Total  U.S.               3.910     0.007    -0.001