# How the diesel shortage is being felt globally : NPR

> NPR interviews Bloomberg reporter Chunzi Xu on the US diesel shortage, which it describes as one of the largest since 2008, with about 25 days of supply left. The discussion covers diesel's role in freight, farming and home heating, and the risk that the shortage spreads.

- Date: 2022-10-29 · published 2022-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39318-how-the-diesel-shortage-is-being-felt-globally-npr
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel is embedded in farm operations and the supply chain, so a prolonged shortage raises input and logistics costs across feed and livestock. Heating demand as temperatures fall adds further pressure.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-27 | [U.S. diesel shortage increasingly likely until economy slows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39314-u-s-diesel-shortage-increasingly-likely-until-economy-slows.md) | -10.6% | -20.4% |
| DIESEL | 2018-01-26 | [Fast-growing global trade is boosting fuel demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67184-fast-growing-global-trade-is-boosting-fuel-demand.md) | -0.8% | -6.6% |
| DIESEL | 2024-12-12 | [Global diesel prices to rely on refinery closures for support in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27158-global-diesel-prices-to-rely-on-refinery-closures-for-support-in-2025.md) | +1.1% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-14 | [NY Diesel Is So Scarce Traders Are Turning to Unusual Source - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39316-ny-diesel-is-so-scarce-traders-are-turning-to-unusual-source-bloomberg.md) | -7.6% | -4.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-25 | [Diesel prices soar: Regional breakdown of  how Middle East conflict is impacting U.S gas and diesel prices \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24387-diesel-prices-soar-regional-breakdown-of-how-middle-east-conflict-is-impacting.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/29/1132633510/how-the-diesel-shortage-is-being-felt-globally

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