U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 20/14 - 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 February 17
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 4.129 0.013 -0.070
New England 4.373 0.004 0.039
Central Atlantic 4.357 -0.006 0.103
Lower Atlantic 3.913 0.029 -0.220
II Midwest 3.993 0.024 -0.139
III Gulf Coast 3.783 -0.005 -0.285
IV Rocky Mountain 3.905 0.037 -0.127
V West Coast 4.000 0.002 -0.303
less California 3.911 0.010 -0.325
California 4.075 -0.005 -0.286
Total U.S. 3.989 0.012 -0.168
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