U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Apr 24/14 - 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 April 21
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         4.070     0.002     0.146
       New England        4.212    -0.008     0.185
       Central Atlantic   4.191    -0.002     0.209
       Lower Atlantic     3.953     0.006     0.091
II     Midwest            3.946     0.014     0.078
III    Gulf Coast         3.820     0.030     0.018
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.976     0.034     0.130
V      West Coast         4.030     0.049     0.040
         less California  3.945     0.052     0.060
       California         4.102     0.046     0.023
Total  U.S.               3.971     0.019     0.084