U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Mar 10/16 - 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 March 7, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.077 0.023 -1.028
New England 2.147 -0.007 -1.185
Central Atlantic 2.188 0.017 -1.145
Lower Atlantic 1.979 0.034 -0.905
II Midwest 1.983 0.046 -0.869
III Gulf Coast 1.907 0.033 -0.888
IV Rocky Mountain 1.927 0.046 -0.874
V West Coast 2.219 0.028 -0.877
less California 2.097 0.043 -0.829
California 2.316 0.014 -0.917
Total U.S. 2.021 0.032 -0.923
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