U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Mar 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 March 17
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 4.138 -0.020 0.056
New England 4.313 -0.049 0.109
Central Atlantic 4.314 -0.039 0.174
Lower Atlantic 3.973 -0.001 -0.043
II Midwest 3.994 -0.019 -0.021
III Gulf Coast 3.803 -0.011 -0.186
IV Rocky Mountain 3.991 -0.009 0.020
V West Coast 4.020 -0.022 -0.142
less California 3.942 -0.018 -0.163
California 4.087 -0.025 -0.125
Total U.S. 4.003 -0.018 -0.044
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