U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 29/16 - 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 26, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.573 0.014 0.294
New England 2.611 0.024 0.246
Central Atlantic 2.687 0.020 0.275
Lower Atlantic 2.478 0.008 0.317
II Midwest 2.489 0.010 0.326
III Gulf Coast 2.421 0.011 0.281
IV Rocky Mountain 2.516 0.026 0.289
V West Coast 2.807 0.019 0.340
less California 2.727 0.022 0.409
California 2.871 0.017 0.262
Total U.S. 2.540 0.013 0.305
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