# East Coast diesel inventories tighter again; other numbers offer buyers hope - FreightWaves

> East Coast (PADD 1) ultra low sulfur diesel inventories fell to 19.375 million barrels from 20.4 million a week earlier, among the lowest levels in five to eight years. Refinery runs and total distillate production rose to multi-year highs.

- Date: 2022-05-25 · published 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41589-east-coast-diesel-inventories-tighter-again-other-numbers-offer-buyers-hope
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight East Coast diesel stocks keep trucking and feed delivery costs elevated, supporting diesel prices. Rising refinery output offers some relief if it sustains.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-10-19 | [Diesel inventories have done something in the US not seen in at least 30 years - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50825-diesel-inventories-have-done-something-in-the-us-not-seen-in-at-least-30-years.md) | -2.5% | +1.8% |
| DIESEL | 2020-10-21 | [Shifting diesel inventories could impact fuel costs for carriers - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50826-shifting-diesel-inventories-could-impact-fuel-costs-for-carriers-freightwaves.md) | -1.4% | +5.4% |
| DIESEL | 2020-04-24 | [Diesel demand numbers point to a market that may be turning up - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53803-diesel-demand-numbers-point-to-a-market-that-may-be-turning-up-freightwaves.md) | +1.3% | +32.0% |
| 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 | 2022-02-22 | [And now it’s 2013: DOE/EIA diesel price rises to level of 9 years ago - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42897-and-now-it-s-2013-doe-eia-diesel-price-rises-to-level-of-9-years-ago.md) | +7.9% | +38.8% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-coast-diesel-inventories-tighter-again-other-numbers-offer-buyers-hope

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