U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Mar 17/16 - 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 14, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.153 0.076 -0.929
New England 2.204 0.057 -1.066
Central Atlantic 2.249 0.061 -1.062
Lower Atlantic 2.070 0.091 -0.800
II Midwest 2.065 0.082 -0.755
III Gulf Coast 1.990 0.083 -0.773
IV Rocky Mountain 1.999 0.072 -0.813
V West Coast 2.285 0.066 -0.779
less California 2.153 0.056 -0.741
California 2.390 0.074 -0.812
Total U.S. 2.099 0.078 -0.818
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