U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 11/18 - 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 January 8, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.025 0.045 0.377
New England 3.077 0.067 0.400
Central Atlantic 3.209 0.058 0.396
Lower Atlantic 2.887 0.033 0.361
II Midwest 2.947 0.012 0.400
III Gulf Coast 2.785 0.011 0.337
IV Rocky Mountain 2.974 -0.007 0.433
V West Coast 3.394 0.033 0.521
less California 3.087 0.014 0.313
California 3.638 0.048 0.685
Total U.S. 2.996 0.023 0.399
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