# New DOE methodology yields small change in weekly benchmark diesel price - FreightWaves

> The DOE weekly benchmark retail diesel price rose 1.5 cents to $5.718/gal after the ULSD futures climbed over 8 cents the prior week. The DOE changed its price methodology, so no direct comparison was published.

- Date: 2022-06-13 · published 2022-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41120-new-doe-methodology-yields-small-change-in-weekly-benchmark-diesel-price
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Benchmark diesel drives most fuel surcharges, so the rise feeds directly into feed delivery freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-11-18 | [Four straight weeks of increases in benchmark diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11483-four-straight-weeks-of-increases-in-benchmark-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -5.1% | -16.2% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-07 | [Latest DOE/EIA diesel benchmark price increase adds almost 25 cts - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10462-latest-doe-eia-diesel-benchmark-price-increase-adds-almost-25-cts-freightwaves.md) | -12.0% | -6.4% |
| DIESEL | 2020-11-09 | [DOE/EIA weekly diesel price up 1.1 cents per gallon - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50324-doe-eia-weekly-diesel-price-up-1-1-cents-per-gallon-freightwaves.md) | +5.1% | +22.2% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-15 | [DOE/EIA diesel price up for 9th straight week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11827-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-for-9th-straight-week-freightwaves.md) | -4.8% | -7.1% |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-17 | [Benchmark diesel price makes its biggest upward move since January - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8384-benchmark-diesel-price-makes-its-biggest-upward-move-since-january-freightwaves.md) | -4.0% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-doe-methodology-yields-small-change-in-weekly-benchmark-diesel-price

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