# Products: Diesel Hit by Fresh Covid-19 Travel Curbs | Energy Intelligence

> European ultra-low-sulfur diesel margins fell back to 17-year lows, near the level seen in early June. Holiday motoring demand faded, commuter traffic failed to recover, and a second Covid-19 wave in the region looked likely to bring new travel restrictions.

- Date: 2020-09-09 · published 2020-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10503-products-diesel-hit-by-fresh-covid-19-travel-curbs-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker diesel demand and collapsing margins signal reduced refinery incentive and lower diesel prices, which lowers the cost of fuel and freight for feed operations.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-30 | [Diesel Hit Hard by Trump Trade War \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24874-diesel-hit-hard-by-trump-trade-war-energy-intelligence.md) | +2.3% | +12.5% |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-30 | [Diesel Under Fire From Trump's Trade War \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25303-diesel-under-fire-from-trump-s-trade-war-energy-intelligence.md) | -5.0% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2020-11-04 | [Products: ULSD Slumps as Europe Goes Back Into Lockdown \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50327-products-ulsd-slumps-as-europe-goes-back-into-lockdown-energy-intelligence.md) | +10.7% | +20.6% |
| DIESEL | 2020-03-20 | [How COVID-19 impacted grain, energy markets this week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7427-how-covid-19-impacted-grain-energy-markets-this-week.md) | +1.3% | -8.1% |
| DIESEL | 2023-06-20 | [TODAY IN ENERGY: U.S. diesel prices have fallen below prices from before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35679-today-in-energy-u-s-diesel-prices-have-fallen-below-prices-from-before-russia-s.md) | -3.8% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7db-de4c-a17b-e7db7ed40000

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