# Latin American diesel markets ease as sources other than US Gulf Coast emerge – The Energy Bulletin Daily

> Latin American diesel prices eased from record highs as buyers sourced cargoes from Europe and Asia rather than only the US Gulf Coast. Colombia had cancelled tenders when ULSD import parity hit a record $186.12/b on May 4.

- Date: 2022-05-14 · published 2022-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11774-latin-american-diesel-markets-ease-as-sources-other-than-us-gulf-coast-emerge
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Easing Latin American diesel premiums reduce import costs and logistics pressure in regional feed and livestock supply chains. The shift in sourcing suggests softening premiums for US Gulf Coast exports.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-15 | [Market Eye: US Spot Offers Signal Diesel Oversupply \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73663-market-eye-us-spot-offers-signal-diesel-oversupply-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.0% | +0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-10 | [Brazil’s Diesel Market Shifts Amid Trump Tariffs, Petrobras Cuts - EnergiesNet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12528-brazil-s-diesel-market-shifts-amid-trump-tariffs-petrobras-cuts-energiesnet.md) | +0.2% | -3.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-20 | [Asia, Middle East ramp up diesel exports to Europe in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10940-asia-middle-east-ramp-up-diesel-exports-to-europe-in-october.md) | +7.9% | -3.8% |
| DIESEL | 2017-06-14 | [Products: US Exports Threaten Diesel Deluge \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70698-products-us-exports-threaten-diesel-deluge-energy-intelligence.md) | -3.5% | +2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2019-07-11 | [Americas: Asian Atlantic Inflow Limits US Product Exports \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58288-americas-asian-atlantic-inflow-limits-us-product-exports-energy-intelligence.md) | -4.8% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- daily.energybulletin.org: https://daily.energybulletin.org/2022/05/feature-latin-american-diesel-markets-ease-as-sources-other-than-us-gulf-coast-emerge/

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