# Diesel Under Pressure - Fuels Market News

> US diesel retail prices hit $5.553 a gallon, with ULSD futures reaching a record $5.8595 intraday before collapsing at the April close. US distillate stocks were reported 23% below pre-pandemic seasonal averages, and the US embargo on Russian fuel is pushing refined product exports.

- Date: 2022-05-12 · published 2022-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11771-diesel-under-pressure-fuels-market-news
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Tight distillate supplies and strong export demand keep diesel and freight costs elevated, raising the cost of feed production and delivery. Continued tightness supports energy-linked feed input prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-17 | [Diesel Prices Surge as Israel-Iran War Pressures Market - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8385-diesel-prices-surge-as-israel-iran-war-pressures-market-tt.md) | -4.0% | +0.6% |
| DIESEL | 2024-03-25 | [NY Harbor diesel prices reach multi-year highs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31384-ny-harbor-diesel-prices-reach-multi-year-highs-latest-market-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-20 | [Fuels Market Watch Weekly, September 20th Edition - Crude, Gas, Diesel Forward Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57271-fuels-market-watch-weekly-september-20th-edition-crude-gas-diesel-forward-prices.md) | -3.0% | -2.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-07-28 | [EU Russia sanctions add fuel to red-hot global diesel market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23943-eu-russia-sanctions-add-fuel-to-red-hot-global-diesel-market.md) | -4.4% | -3.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-03-24 | [Benchmark diesel price up first time in 3 weeks, futures markets edge higher - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25787-benchmark-diesel-price-up-first-time-in-3-weeks-futures-markets-edge-higher.md) | +0.5% | -6.1% |
| WTI | 2019-09-20 | [Fuels Market Watch Weekly, September 20th Edition - Crude, Gas, Diesel Forward Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57271-fuels-market-watch-weekly-september-20th-edition-crude-gas-diesel-forward-prices.md) | -3.2% | -7.3% |
| WTI | 2025-03-24 | [Benchmark diesel price up first time in 3 weeks, futures markets edge higher - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25787-benchmark-diesel-price-up-first-time-in-3-weeks-futures-markets-edge-higher.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |
| WTI | 2024-03-25 | [Crude futures surge 7pc to new four-year high \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31381-crude-futures-surge-7pc-to-new-four-year-high-latest-market-news.md) | +4.1% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/diesel-under-pressure/

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