# Benchmark diesel price down for third week in a row - FreightWaves

> The EIA benchmark retail diesel price fell 4.6 cents to $3.754 per gallon, the third consecutive weekly decline. ULSD futures drifted lower from a late-July high near $2.50 to about $2.29 as Russia-Ukraine deal talk and a firmer dollar weighed.

- Date: 2025-08-12 · published 2025-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23503-benchmark-diesel-price-down-for-third-week-in-a-row-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel prices reduce fuel surcharges and trucking costs for feed deliveries, though the decline is small over three weeks.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/benchmark-diesel-price-down-for-third-week-in-a-row

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