U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Aug 3/17 - 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 July 31, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.566 0.020 0.212
New England 2.590 0.016 0.194
Central Atlantic 2.706 0.021 0.265
Lower Atlantic 2.462 0.021 0.183
II Midwest 2.486 0.034 0.182
III Gulf Coast 2.359 0.017 0.135
IV Rocky Mountain 2.615 0.017 0.196
V West Coast 2.816 0.028 0.186
less California 2.704 0.026 0.212
California 2.907 0.030 0.166
Total U.S. 2.531 0.024 0.183
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