U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Mar 9/18 - 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 3.046 -0.011 0.413
New England 3.126 -0.001 0.480
Central Atlantic 3.240 -0.015 0.460
Lower Atlantic 2.894 -0.012 0.369
II Midwest 2.920 -0.027 0.418
III Gulf Coast 2.793 -0.004 0.364
IV Rocky Mountain 2.910 -0.026 0.285
V West Coast 3.392 -0.005 0.515
less California 3.064 0.000 0.285
California 3.652 -0.008 0.696
Total U.S. 2.992 -0.015 0.413
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