# Diesel Price Record High, North Dakota Grain Car Orders Exceed 1,000 | Grain Transportation Report - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> The USDA reported that the average U.S. diesel price rose to a record $5.967 per gallon for the week, up 36.8 cents from the prior week and 220.1 cents from a year earlier. North Dakota unfilled grain car orders exceeded 1,000 for the first time this year, with 1,147 orders in the week ending Aug. 28. The EIA's September outlook projects Brent averaging $89 per barrel in Q3 2026.

- Date: 2026-09-10 · published 2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17638-diesel-price-record-high-north-dakota-grain-car-orders-exceed-1-000-grain
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Record diesel prices raise trucking and rail costs for grain movement, adding to logistics costs that feed through to export and domestic feed ingredient prices. Crude and diesel strength also supports biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-28 | [Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73665-diesel-prices-to-start-edging-up-in-2017-grainews.md) | -0.9% | -4.2% |
| DIESEL | 2024-12-12 | [Global diesel prices to rely on refinery closures for support in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27158-global-diesel-prices-to-rely-on-refinery-closures-for-support-in-2025.md) | +1.1% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2018-05-18 | [Here’s why diesel prices are aiming for record highs - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65187-here-s-why-diesel-prices-are-aiming-for-record-highs-marketwatch.md) | -1.0% | -9.0% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-09 | [Spot diesel prices at seven-year high, with California retail diesel at 2008 level \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44224-spot-diesel-prices-at-seven-year-high-with-california-retail-diesel-at-2008.md) | -2.8% | -9.9% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-28 | [New streak underway: DOE/EIA diesel price up 9th straight week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46785-new-streak-underway-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-9th-straight-week-freightwaves.md) | +1.5% | +0.3% |
| WTI | 2016-12-28 | [Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73665-diesel-prices-to-start-edging-up-in-2017-grainews.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WTI | 2022-11-10 | [Oil prices settle 1% higher on tepid U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38852-oil-prices-settle-1-higher-on-tepid-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -16.8% |
| WTI | 2018-06-28 | [Oil prices are high. So why is the Canadian dollar still so low? - National \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64754-oil-prices-are-high-so-why-is-the-canadian-dollar-still-so-low-national.md) | -3.7% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/diesel-price-hits-record-high-as-north-dakota-grain-car-backlog-tops-1000/

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