# Latest decline in benchmark diesel leads to a mostly flat end-year price - FreightWaves

> The EIA weekly US retail diesel average fell 4.4 cents to $3.50/gal, the sixth straight weekly decline. The 2025 year-end price finished roughly level with 2024.

- Date: 2025-12-30 · published 2025-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21707-latest-decline-in-benchmark-diesel-leads-to-a-mostly-flat-end-year-price
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower retail diesel trims fuel surcharges and hauling costs for feed transport. The benchmark's decline reflects weaker ULSD futures, which points to continued softness in diesel prices.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/latest-decline-in-benchmark-diesel-leads-to-a-mostly-flat-end-year-price

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