WASHINGTON - Sep 28/17 - 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 26, 2017 (US$/gallon) Change Change Region Location Price Week ago Year ago I East Coast 2.811 -0.003 0.418 New England 2.762 -0.003 0.364 Central Atlantic 2.925 0.006 0.436 Lower Atlantic 2.749 -0.009 0.422 II Midwest 2.741 -0.002 0.382 III Gulf Coast 2.624 0.009 0.394 IV Rocky Mountain 2.832 0.019 0.367 V West Coast 3.103 0.000 0.463 less California 3.008 -0.001 0.493 California 3.180 0.001 0.441 Total U.S. 2.788 0.002 0.406
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