# 9-week decline in DOE/EIA diesel price ends on big jump - FreightWaves

> The DOE/EIA benchmark retail diesel price rose 20.6 cents to $5.115 a gallon, ending nine weeks of declines. Futures ULSD fell 9.77 cents on the same Monday even as crude rose, which the article attributes to falling European natural gas prices.

- Date: 2022-08-29 · published 2022-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40235-9-week-decline-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-ends-on-big-jump-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel is the base for most US fuel surcharges, so a jump in the benchmark raises freight and feed delivery costs. Gas-driven swings in diesel show that energy costs can move feed-ingredient logistics independently of crude.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-11-16 | [DOE/EIA average retail diesel price takes biggest jump in more than a year - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50323-doe-eia-average-retail-diesel-price-takes-biggest-jump-in-more-than-a-year.md) | +7.0% | +20.8% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-28 | [New streak underway: DOE/EIA diesel price up 9th straight week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46785-new-streak-underway-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-9th-straight-week-freightwaves.md) | +1.5% | +0.3% |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-25 | [DOE/EIA diesel price now up 30 cents in a month - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44747-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-30-cents-in-a-month-freightwaves.md) | -2.2% | -10.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [Diesel prices may stay elevated into spring 2027, fuel executives warn  - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/273-diesel-prices-may-stay-elevated-into-spring-2027-fuel-executives-warn.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2022-06-14 | [Diesel prices: The loss of US refining capacity is making things worse - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41119-diesel-prices-the-loss-of-us-refining-capacity-is-making-things-worse.md) | +1.9% | -13.9% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/9-week-decline-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-ends-on-big-jump

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