# National diesel average drops for sixth straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management

> The EIA reported that the US national average diesel price fell for a sixth straight week, down 2.1 cents to $3.261 per gallon. Prices have dropped about 13 cents over five weeks, and WTI was trading near $51.51 per barrel.

- Date: 2018-11-27 · published 2018-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10262-national-diesel-average-drops-for-sixth-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs reduce freight and processing expenses for feed producers. Continued weakness in crude and diesel points to softer energy input costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-14 | [National diesel average is down for the fourth straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43803-national-diesel-average-is-down-for-the-fourth-straight-week-reports-eia.md) | -2.5% | +15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2020-02-27 | [Diesel average is down for seventh straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9359-diesel-average-is-down-for-seventh-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics.md) | +2.7% | -27.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-08-06 | [Diesel average falls for the fourth straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12329-diesel-average-falls-for-the-fourth-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics.md) | -1.6% | -1.8% |
| DIESEL | 2017-02-07 | [Diesel prices drop for fourth straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72661-diesel-prices-drop-for-fourth-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics-management.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-30 | [National diesel average declines for eighth consecutive week, reports EIA  - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19005-national-diesel-average-declines-for-eighth-consecutive-week-reports-eia.md) | +0.4% | +25.0% |
| WTI | 2020-02-27 | [Diesel average is down for seventh straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9359-diesel-average-is-down-for-seventh-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics.md) | -3.9% | -55.0% |
| WTI | 2017-02-07 | [Diesel prices drop for fourth straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72661-diesel-prices-drop-for-fourth-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics-management.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| WTI | 2024-10-29 | [National diesel average heads up, for week of October 28, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28046-national-diesel-average-heads-up-for-week-of-october-28-reports-eia-logistics.md) | +6.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- stage.logisticsmgmt.com: https://stage.logisticsmgmt.com/article/national_diesel_average_drops_for_sixth_straight_week_reports_eia

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