U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Sep 14/17 - 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 12, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.829 0.200 0.430
New England 2.761 0.141 0.351
Central Atlantic 2.922 0.162 0.427
Lower Atlantic 2.776 0.239 0.453
II Midwest 2.753 0.188 0.377
III Gulf Coast 2.647 0.199 0.391
IV Rocky Mountain 2.827 0.107 0.338
V West Coast 3.102 0.165 0.436
less California 3.007 0.181 0.454
California 3.179 0.150 0.423
Total U.S. 2.802 0.044 0.403
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