U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON Oct 8/15 - 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 October 5, 2015
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.524 -0.010 -1.231
New England 2.576 -0.014 -1.272
Central Atlantic 2.631 -0.016 -1.199
Lower Atlantic 2.432 -0.005 -1.246
II Midwest 2.489 0.055 -1.181
III Gulf Coast 2.323 0.000 -1.339
IV Rocky Mountain 2.501 0.015 -1.286
V West Coast 2.694 0.002 -1.239
less California 2.560 0.019 -1.295
California 2.803 -0.012 -1.195
Total U.S. 2.492 0.016 -1.241
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