U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Apr 12/18 - 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 April 9, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.066 0.000 0.446
New England 3.117 0.005 0.478
Central Atlantic 3.232 -0.001 0.471
Lower Atlantic 2.939 0.001 0.423
II Midwest 2.957 -0.005 0.442
III Gulf Coast 2.844 -0.007 0.398
IV Rocky Mountain 3.086 0.042 0.446
V West Coast 3.500 0.013 0.638
less California 3.226 0.024 0.454
California 3.717 0.003 0.782
Total U.S. 3.043 0.001 0.461
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