U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Jul 10/14 - 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 July 7
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.978    -0.005     0.147
       New England        4.098    -0.009     0.133
       Central Atlantic   4.069    -0.004     0.174
       Lower Atlantic     3.882    -0.005     0.125
II     Midwest            3.862    -0.007     0.041
III    Gulf Coast         3.802    -0.014     0.049
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.909    -0.008     0.098
V      West Coast         4.067    -0.006     0.116
         less California  3.985    -0.009     0.121
       California         4.135    -0.003     0.109
Total  U.S.               3.913    -0.007     0.085