U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Jan 30/14 - 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 27
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.996     0.050    -0.027
       New England        4.171     0.053    -0.010
       Central Atlantic   4.144     0.084     0.038
       Lower Atlantic     3.852     0.023    -0.079
II     Midwest            3.874     0.044     0.008
III    Gulf Coast         3.772     0.001    -0.073
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.863     0.003     0.127
V      West Coast         3.979     0.013    -0.070
        less California   3.875     0.014    -0.071
       California         4.068     0.012    -0.069
Total  U.S.               3.904     0.031    -0.023

Location Price Week ago Year ago

I East Coast