# Diesel prices dip after nearly 3 months of increases | Overdrive

> The EIA national average on-highway diesel fell 4.7 cents to $4.59 a gallon in the week ending September 25, the first decline in 11 weeks. California remains above $6 a gallon, and the Gulf Coast saw the largest regional drop.

- Date: 2023-09-26 · published 2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34299-diesel-prices-dip-after-nearly-3-months-of-increases-overdrive
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower retail diesel eases trucking cost pressure on feed deliveries, though West Coast prices remain very high.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2016-11-21 | [Fuel prices drop 2.2 cents in most recent week \| Overdrive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74017-fuel-prices-drop-2-2-cents-in-most-recent-week-overdrive.md) | +3.7% | +13.7% |
| 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 | 2018-12-17 | [Average Price of Diesel Drops 4¢ to $3.121 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61735-average-price-of-diesel-drops-4-to-3-121-a-gallon-tt.md) | -6.1% | +1.2% |
| DIESEL | 2022-07-07 | [EIA Reports $5.675 National Diesel Price After Three-Week Delay - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11252-eia-reports-5-675-national-diesel-price-after-three-week-delay-tt.md) | +7.5% | -0.7% |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-29 | [Diesel Price Down 2¢ to $3.514 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25307-diesel-price-down-2-to-3-514-a-gallon-tt.md) | -9.0% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- overdriveonline.com: https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15635114/diesel-prices-dip-after-nearly-3-months-of-increases

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