U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 15/15 - 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 January 12
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.134 -0.070 -0.806
New England 3.195 -0.092 -0.912
Central Atlantic 3.239 -0.064 -0.806
Lower Atlantic 3.039 -0.070 -0.792
II Midwest 3.010 -0.092 -0.844
III Gulf Coast 2.964 -0.081 -0.816
IV Rocky Mountain 3.027 -0.112 -0.859
V West Coast 3.126 -0.094 -0.870
less California 2.978 -0.096 -0.913
California 3.250 -0.091 -0.835
Total U.S. 3.053 -0.084 -0.833
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