WASHINGTON - Sep 7/17 - 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 September 5, 2017 (US$/gallon) Change Change Region Location Price Week ago Year ago I East Coast 2.629 0.006 0.221 New England 2.620 0.002 0.200 Central Atlantic 2.760 0.002 0.261 Lower Atlantic 2.537 0.009 0.202 II Midwest 2.565 -0.001 0.178 III Gulf Coast 2.428 0.020 0.184 IV Rocky Mountain 2.720 0.003 0.227 V West Coast 2.937 0.027 0.273 less California 2.826 0.020 0.263 California 3.029 0.034 0.283 Total U.S. 2.758 0.153 0.351
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