# US diesel prices hit new all-time high amid global supply disruptions, strong demand | S&P Global

> US Gulf Coast ULSD hit an all-time high of $5.182/gal on September 15, and NYMEX ULSD futures reached a record $5.262/gal. The spike followed Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's Syzran refinery and broader global supply disruptions with strong demand.

- Date: 2026-09-15 · published 2026-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17656-us-diesel-prices-hit-new-all-time-high-amid-global-supply-disruptions-strong
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Record diesel costs raise fuel and freight expenses across feed supply chains and can lift the cost of grain and feed transport. The rally was driven by refinery disruption, which keeps the risk of further spikes.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-17 | [Global diesel prices spike as US hits Russia with new sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11452-global-diesel-prices-spike-as-us-hits-russia-with-new-sanctions.md) | -3.6% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-21 | [Global diesel disruptions ripple through US refining, biofuel markets \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17564-global-diesel-disruptions-ripple-through-us-refining-biofuel-markets-s-and-p.md) | -5.7% | -2.1% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-11 | [US diesel prices jump to six-month highs amid NYMEX rally as Midwest differentials falter \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10346-us-diesel-prices-jump-to-six-month-highs-amid-nymex-rally-as-midwest.md) | +4.9% | -0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [Oil Prices Surge as Hormuz Disruptions Threaten Global Supply, Analysts Warn - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8003-oil-prices-surge-as-hormuz-disruptions-threaten-global-supply-analysts-warn.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-22 | [Diesel and Detroit disruptions hit trucking hard and fast - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57269-diesel-and-detroit-disruptions-hit-trucking-hard-and-fast-freightwaves.md) | -2.4% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/refined-products/091526-us-diesel-prices-hit-new-all-time-high-amid-global-supply-disruptions-strong-demand

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