# Market Talk | Winter’s Grip Loosens, But Diesel Prices Keep Climbing

> March ULSD futures approached a two-year high set during January's cold snap while WTI hovered near a seven-month high. Northeast extreme winter weather and tight PADD 1 diesel inventories are cited, though demand looks weaker than a month earlier.

- Date: 2026-02-24 · published 2026-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20776-market-talk-winter-s-grip-loosens-but-diesel-prices-keep-climbing
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Northeast distillate stocks and backwardation point to elevated near-term diesel costs, raising energy and transport expenses for feed producers, though analysts expect possible reversal.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tacenergy.com: https://www.tacenergy.com/news-and-views/market-talk/winter-s-grip-loosens-but-diesel-prices-keep-climbing

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