U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 26/17 - 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 23, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.627 -0.009 0.487
New England 2.676 0.001 0.436
Central Atlantic 2.784 -0.020 0.520
Lower Atlantic 2.507 -0.004 0.482
II Midwest 2.512 -0.002 0.525
III Gulf Coast 2.414 -0.015 0.457
IV Rocky Mountain 2.532 -0.006 0.517
V West Coast 2.846 -0.009 0.521
less California 2.750 -0.005 0.590
California 2.923 -0.014 0.464
Total U.S. 2.569 -0.016 0.498
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