# Retail diesel benchmark price resumes downward momentum - FreightWaves

> The US EIA weekly average retail diesel price fell 4.9 cents to $3.487 a gallon, the benchmark used for most fuel surcharges. ULSD futures on CME dropped sharply over the prior two weeks, with a partial rebound on Wednesday.

- Date: 2025-05-28 · published 2025-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24873-retail-diesel-benchmark-price-resumes-downward-momentum-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs reduce trucking and feed delivery expenses and ease fuel surcharges for feed buyers. Futures weakness suggests the downward trend in diesel may persist in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-20 | [DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price now down 5 straight weeks - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43798-doe-eia-benchmark-diesel-price-now-down-5-straight-weeks-freightwaves.md) | +6.1% | +21.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-14 | [Benchmark diesel price ends its 12-week streak of increases - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10137-benchmark-diesel-price-ends-its-12-week-streak-of-increases-freightwaves.md) | -7.0% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-06 | [Drop in benchmark DOE/EIA diesel price largest since pandemic’s early days - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43801-drop-in-benchmark-doe-eia-diesel-price-largest-since-pandemic-s-early-days.md) | +7.5% | +12.5% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-29 | [Small drop recorded in DOE/EIA diesel price amid volatile market - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7524-small-drop-recorded-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-amid-volatile-market-freightwaves.md) | -5.9% | +5.7% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-13 | [4th consecutive decline posted in DOE/EIA diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43800-4th-consecutive-decline-posted-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -1.5% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retail-diesel-benchmark-price-resumes-downward-momentum

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