U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Oct 5/17 - 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 October 2, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.819 0.008 0.421
New England 2.767 0.005 0.353
Central Atlantic 2.934 0.009 0.448
Lower Atlantic 2.748 0.008 0.421
II Midwest 2.747 0.006 0.391
III Gulf Coast 2.615 -0.009 0.365
IV Rocky Mountain 2.860 0.028 0.393
V West Coast 3.109 0.006 0.451
less California 3.018 0.010 0.494
California 3.182 0.002 0.416
Total U.S. 2.792 0.004 0.403
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