# Distillate fuel oil demand will increase in the fall because of the agricultural harvest -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> The EIA expects U.S. distillate fuel oil consumption to rise in the fall as diesel-powered farm equipment and trucks move the harvest, with demand peaking in mid-October. Harvest timing for 2024 is expected to be on or slightly ahead of schedule, so demand should track the five-year average.

- Date: 2024-10-04 · published 2024-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11686-distillate-fuel-oil-demand-will-increase-in-the-fall-because-of-the
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonal harvest diesel demand is a routine, expected pattern that supports diesel prices in the fall, and the outlook is consistent with normal conditions. Feed buyers should expect typical seasonal diesel strength but no unusual shock.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-09-24 | [U.S. total distillate inventories forecast to end 2025 and 2026 at multiyear lows -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23067-u-s-total-distillate-inventories-forecast-to-end-2025-and-2026-at-multiyear.md) | -0.1% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-19 | [EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8172-eia-expects-summer-u-s-real-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-to-be-the-highest-since.md) | +5.7% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2017-05-30 | [U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Diesel Fuel Consumption Increase on Growing Freight Transport Demand \| Supply & Demand Chain Executive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71186-u-s-energy-information-administration-projects-diesel-fuel-consumption-increase.md) | -7.1% | -11.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-10 | [Strong demand for diesel leads to high prices and tight inventories going into winter -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38874-strong-demand-for-diesel-leads-to-high-prices-and-tight-inventories-going-into.md) | -7.4% | -30.6% |
| DIESEL | 2019-01-15 | [Changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will put temporary upward pressure on diesel margins -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61267-changes-in-marine-fuel-sulfur-limits-will-put-temporary-upward-pressure-on.md) | +2.6% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/TodayinEnergy/detail.php?id=63364

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