U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Mar 1/18 - 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 26, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.057 -0.025 0.422
New England 3.127 -0.002 0.469
Central Atlantic 3.255 -0.019 0.483
Lower Atlantic 2.906 -0.033 0.373
II Midwest 2.947 -0.023 0.448
III Gulf Coast 2.797 -0.021 0.364
IV Rocky Mountain 2.936 -0.017 0.354
V West Coast 3.397 -0.002 0.520
less California 3.064 -0.008 0.292
California 3.660 0.002 0.698
Total U.S. 3.007 -0.020 0.430
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