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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Oct 30/14 - 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 October 27
                        (US$/gallon)
                                   Change    Change
Region Location           Price   Week ago  Year ago
I      East Coast         3.627    -0.038    -0.262
       New England        3.724    -0.027    -0.296
       Central Atlantic   3.693    -0.044    -0.258
       Lower Atlantic     3.555    -0.035    -0.263
II     Midwest            3.611     0.005    -0.226
III    Gulf Coast         3.563    -0.026    -0.220
IV     Rocky Mountain     3.714    -0.024    -0.151
V      West Coast         3.799    -0.036    -0.237
        less California   3.706    -0.036    -0.235
       California         3.876    -0.037    -0.241
Total  U.S.               3.635    -0.021    -0.235

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