U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 5/ - 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 January 2, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.627 0.054 0.367
New England 2.665 0.054 0.321
Central Atlantic 2.776 0.089 0.385
Lower Atlantic 2.514 0.036 0.371
II Midwest 2.540 0.051 0.410
III Gulf Coast 2.451 0.030 0.337
IV Rocky Mountain 2.535 0.019 0.344
V West Coast 2.847 0.040 0.383
less California 2.757 0.030 0.454
California 2.921 0.050 0.326
Total U.S. 2.586 0.046 0.375
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