U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jun 26/14 - 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 23
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.985 0.024 0.149
New England 4.102 0.014 0.118
Central Atlantic 4.071 0.019 0.169
Lower Atlantic 3.893 0.030 0.135
II Midwest 3.875 0.040 0.028
III Gulf Coast 3.813 0.043 0.073
IV Rocky Mountain 3.913 0.021 0.077
V West Coast 4.053 0.059 0.090
less California 3.973 0.070 0.094
California 4.119 0.050 0.084
Total U.S. 3.919 0.037 0.081
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