U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Sep 25/14 - 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 September 22
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.804 -0.021 -0.152
New England 3.886 -0.025 -0.185
Central Atlantic 3.886 -0.019 -0.129
Lower Atlantic 3.722 -0.022 -0.168
II Midwest 3.713 -0.030 -0.216
III Gulf Coast 3.696 -0.010 -0.166
IV Rocky Mountain 3.841 -0.017 -0.102
V West Coast 3.990 -0.029 -0.121
less California 3.929 -0.038 -0.066
California 4.041 -0.021 -0.168
Total U.S. 3.778 -0.023 -0.171
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