# National diesel average heads up, for week of October 28, reports EIA - Logistics Management

> The EIA reported the national average diesel price rose 2 cents to $3.573 a gallon for the week of October 28 after a 7.8-cent drop the prior week. WTI crude was trading at $67.79, down from $71.78 a week earlier.

- Date: 2024-10-29 · published 2024-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28046-national-diesel-average-heads-up-for-week-of-october-28-reports-eia-logistics
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel and crude both trended lower over the month, which lowers fuel surcharges and transport costs for feed supply chains. The weekly move is small.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-29 | [Diesel Increases to $3.57 in Final Week of October \| Work Truck Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28047-diesel-increases-to-3-57-in-final-week-of-october-work-truck-online.md) | +7.3% | +4.6% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-01 | [Rolling a seven: DOE/EIA diesel price now up that many weeks - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44223-rolling-a-seven-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-that-many-weeks-freightwaves.md) | -1.5% | -13.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-11 | [FreightWaves oil report: the EIA sticking to its forecast of what IMO2020 will do to diesel prices - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59256-freightwaves-oil-report-the-eia-sticking-to-its-forecast-of-what-imo2020-will.md) | +2.0% | -12.0% |
| DIESEL | 2022-07-08 | [EIA publishes 3 weeks’ worth of up-and-down diesel benchmark prices - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11248-eia-publishes-3-weeks-worth-of-up-and-down-diesel-benchmark-prices-freightwaves.md) | -0.3% | -10.3% |
| DIESEL | 2020-08-26 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update, Aug. 25, 2020 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51802-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-aug-25-2020-fuels-market-news.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| WTI | 2018-11-27 | [National diesel average drops for sixth straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10262-national-diesel-average-drops-for-sixth-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics.md) | +2.8% | -13.8% |
| WTI | 2020-02-27 | [Diesel average is down for seventh straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9359-diesel-average-is-down-for-seventh-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics.md) | -3.9% | -55.0% |
| WTI | 2018-11-14 | [Diesel average declines for fourth consecutive week, EIA reports - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11330-diesel-average-declines-for-fourth-consecutive-week-eia-reports-logistics.md) | -4.0% | -8.2% |

## Sources

- stage.logisticsmgmt.com: https://stage.logisticsmgmt.com/article/national_diesel_average_heads_up_for_week_of_october_28_reports_eia

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