U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jul 17/14 - 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 14
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.961 -0.017 0.085
New England 4.078 -0.020 0.073
Central Atlantic 4.051 -0.018 0.112
Lower Atlantic 3.866 -0.016 0.062
II Midwest 3.837 -0.025 -0.015
III Gulf Coast 3.787 -0.015 -0.011
IV Rocky Mountain 3.896 -0.013 0.067
V West Coast 4.052 -0.015 0.055
less California 3.971 -0.014 0.054
California 4.119 -0.016 0.054
Total U.S. 3.894 -0.019 0.027
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