# AMBEST CEO: Diesel Stays High Until Spring | Big Rig Daily

> The US average retail diesel price was $6.352 a gallon on Oct. 26, up from $3.718 a year earlier, according to the EIA. Diesel remains more than 70% above year-ago levels.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:42.675Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2174-ambest-ceo-diesel-stays-high-until-spring-big-rig-daily
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Elevated diesel costs raise freight and feed-delivery expenses for feed buyers and signal tight distillate supply that supports energy-linked input costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-08-25 | [Oil futures up 1% to one-week high on soaring US diesel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34772-oil-futures-up-1-to-one-week-high-on-soaring-us-diesel-prices.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-28 | [East Coast retail diesel prices moving significantly higher than overall US hikes - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39315-east-coast-retail-diesel-prices-moving-significantly-higher-than-overall-us.md) | -4.2% | -25.3% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-09 | [Spot diesel prices at seven-year high, with California retail diesel at 2008 level \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44224-spot-diesel-prices-at-seven-year-high-with-california-retail-diesel-at-2008.md) | -2.8% | -9.9% |
| DIESEL | 2018-05-18 | [Here’s why diesel prices are aiming for record highs - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65187-here-s-why-diesel-prices-are-aiming-for-record-highs-marketwatch.md) | -1.0% | -9.0% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-27 | [U.S. diesel shortage increasingly likely until economy slows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39314-u-s-diesel-shortage-increasingly-likely-until-economy-slows.md) | -10.6% | -20.4% |

## Sources

- bigrigdaily.com: https://bigrigdaily.com/ambest-ceo-diesel-high-until-spring-refineries-300-to-128/

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