# Diesel in California hits $7 as wars in Europe, Middle East strain supply

> California diesel reached $7 per gallon as Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and Hormuz disruption tighten global diesel supply. Prices are about 30 cents higher than a month ago and $1.89 above last year, and the US average is $5.50.

- Date: 2026-08-19 · published 2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18076-diesel-in-california-hits-7-as-wars-in-europe-middle-east-strain-supply
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel rising into harvest and holiday freight season increases transport and fuel surcharge costs for grain and feed movements.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-19 | [Prices for oil, fuel cargoes smash record highs as Iran war chokes Middle East supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6637-prices-for-oil-fuel-cargoes-smash-record-highs-as-iran-war-chokes-middle-east.md) | -6.3% | -10.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-11-19 | [Europe Diesel Crack Hits Two-Year High on Supply Fears - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11479-europe-diesel-crack-hits-two-year-high-on-supply-fears-opis-a-dow-jones-company.md) | -12.6% | -19.7% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-04 | [US diesel hits $4 per gallon as fuel costs rise amid escalating Middle East conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5530-us-diesel-hits-4-per-gallon-as-fuel-costs-rise-amid-escalating-middle-east.md) | +6.1% | +30.8% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [European diesel jumps over $100/mt amid Middle East tensions \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5532-european-diesel-jumps-over-100-mt-amid-middle-east-tensions-s-and-p-global.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-03 | [Oil jumps over $3 a barrel as Middle East conflict stokes supply worry \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10023-oil-jumps-over-3-a-barrel-as-middle-east-conflict-stokes-supply-worry-reuters.md) | +4.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/diesel-price-california-ukraine-russia-iran-strait-hormuz.html

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