U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 31/14 - 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 29
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.257 -0.053 -0.686
New England 3.365 -0.060 -0.746
Central Atlantic 3.350 -0.042 -0.666
Lower Atlantic 3.161 -0.062 -0.695
II Midwest 3.206 -0.088 -0.681
III Gulf Coast 3.121 -0.054 -0.668
IV Rocky Mountain 3.239 -0.099 -0.650
V West Coast 3.269 -0.061 -0.756
less California 3.155 -0.073 -0.775
California 3.364 -0.051 -0.740
Total U.S. 3.213 -0.068 -0.690
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