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The US average on-highway diesel price fell 3.5 cents to $3.013 per gallon in the first week of 2019, its lowest level since late March and a 12th straight weekly decline totaling 38.1 cents. Prices fell in every region, with the largest drop on the West Coast excluding California.
Lower diesel prices reduce freight and on-farm fuel costs for feed operations. The steady weekly declines point to continued softness in distillate prices unless supply tightens.
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