U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jun 19/14 - 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 June 16
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.961 -0.022 0.126
New England 4.088 -0.004 0.108
Central Atlantic 4.052 -0.027 0.142
Lower Atlantic 3.863 -0.023 0.111
II Midwest 3.835 -0.010 -0.024
III Gulf Coast 3.770 0.001 0.029
IV Rocky Mountain 3.892 -0.017 0.044
V West Coast 3.994 -0.001 0.040
less California 3.903 0.004 0.029
California 4.069 -0.005 0.047
Total U.S. 3.882 -0.010 0.041
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