# US Diesel Supplies Hit Record Low as Demand Season Looms - Bloomberg

> US diesel stockpiles have fallen to the lowest seasonal level on record, according to Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday. The shortfall arrives just as heating and seasonal demand picks up.

- Date: 2026-08-26 · published 2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18069-us-diesel-supplies-hit-record-low-as-demand-season-looms-bloomberg
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight US distillate stocks heading into peak demand support higher diesel prices, which raise fuel surcharges and on-farm and freight costs for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-08-01 | [Diesel Sees Rare Summertime Rally Amid Heat Waves, Supply Crunch - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34773-diesel-sees-rare-summertime-rally-amid-heat-waves-supply-crunch-bloomberg.md) | +1.1% | +6.7% |
| DIESEL | 2024-09-26 | [Diesel inches higher as US, China stimulus lifts demand hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28498-diesel-inches-higher-as-us-china-stimulus-lifts-demand-hopes.md) | +1.2% | +3.2% |
| DIESEL | 2017-09-27 | [Surging Diesel Demand Is Underpinning Crude Oil’s Bull Market - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69113-surging-diesel-demand-is-underpinning-crude-oil-s-bull-market-bloomberg.md) | -5.1% | -1.3% |
| DIESEL | 2023-10-05 | [US manufacturing rebound will stretch diesel supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11718-us-manufacturing-rebound-will-stretch-diesel-supplies-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-18 | [US Trucking Boom Contributes to Rising Demand for Diesel - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46789-us-trucking-boom-contributes-to-rising-demand-for-diesel-tt.md) | +4.7% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/us-diesel-supplies-hit-record-low-as-demand-season-looms

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