U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 18/14 - 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 December 15
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.385 -0.075 -0.530
New England 3.467 -0.058 -0.597
Central Atlantic 3.454 -0.085 -0.523
Lower Atlantic 3.314 -0.072 -0.526
II Midwest 3.473 -0.150 -0.379
III Gulf Coast 3.328 -0.106 -0.438
IV Rocky Mountain 3.504 -0.151 -0.348
V West Coast 3.469 -0.124 -0.513
less California 3.371 -0.148 -0.513
California 3.550 -0.105 -0.516
Total U.S. 3.419 -0.116 -0.452
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