U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Jul 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 July 21
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.928    -0.033     0.009
       New England        4.052    -0.026     0.005
       Central Atlantic   4.014    -0.037     0.043
       Lower Atlantic     3.836    -0.030    -0.021
II     Midwest            3.810    -0.027    -0.065
III    Gulf Coast         3.773    -0.014    -0.068
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.889    -0.007     0.023
V      West Coast         4.026    -0.026    -0.015
        less California   3.942    -0.029    -0.014
       California         4.096    -0.023    -0.017
Total  U.S.               3.869    -0.025    -0.034

cation Price Week ago Year ago

I East Coast

1Diesel fuel prices include all taxes. Pri