U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 22/16 - 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 December 19, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.559 0.039 0.241
New England 2.587 0.040 0.190
Central Atlantic 2.667 0.034 0.229
Lower Atlantic 2.470 0.041 0.260
II Midwest 2.479 0.033 0.252
III Gulf Coast 2.410 0.039 0.229
IV Rocky Mountain 2.490 0.043 0.186
V West Coast 2.788 0.016 0.283
less California 2.705 0.015 0.332
California 2.854 0.017 0.243
Total U.S. 2.527 0.034 0.243
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