U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 22/18 - 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 February 19, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.082 -0.029 0.454
New England 3.129 -0.025 0.471
Central Atlantic 3.274 -0.032 0.504
Lower Atlantic 2.939 -0.027 0.418
II Midwest 2.970 -0.050 0.475
III Gulf Coast 2.818 -0.033 0.385
IV Rocky Mountain 2.953 -0.019 0.405
V West Coast 3.399 -0.033 0.523
less California 3.072 -0.035 0.305
California 3.658 -0.031 0.692
Total U.S. 3.027 -0.036 0.455
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