# Diesel’s fuel surcharge benchmark is up, even as futures suddenly drop - FreightWaves

> The DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price rose 9.3 cents to $4.633 a gallon, the highest since December, even as ULSD futures fell sharply over two days. Futures are down 19.3 cents in two sessions, the largest two-day drop since January, as the crude-diesel spread narrowed.

- Date: 2023-09-18 · published 2023-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34298-diesel-s-fuel-surcharge-benchmark-is-up-even-as-futures-suddenly-drop
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Retail fuel surcharges lag futures, so the divergence points to continued surcharge pressure even as wholesale diesel softens.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesels-fuel-surcharge-benchmark-is-up-even-as-futures-suddenly-drop

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