U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Nov 26/14 - 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 November 24
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.520 -0.022 -0.350
New England 3.605 -0.028 -0.398
Central Atlantic 3.598 -0.014 -0.321
Lower Atlantic 3.441 -0.028 -0.367
II Midwest 3.743 -0.043 -0.086
III Gulf Coast 3.511 -0.031 -0.242
IV Rocky Mountain 3.740 -0.027 -0.097
V West Coast 3.721 -0.041 -0.233
less California 3.682 -0.038 -0.190
California 3.753 -0.044 -0.270
Total U.S. 3.628 -0.033 -0.216
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