# The Diesel Market Looks at Risk of Price Spikes - TT

> Global diesel stockpiles have slumped, with US and Singapore inventories at multiyear seasonal lows and northwest Europe stocks 40% below the five-year average. Refinery output cuts in Europe, US gasoline prioritisation, and a Chinese export quota cut have all tightened supply.

- Date: 2022-01-27 · published 2022-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43335-the-diesel-market-looks-at-risk-of-price-spikes-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight distillate stocks make prices sensitive to demand surprises or refinery outages, raising fuel and freight costs for feed buyers. The vulnerability to sharp spikes supports higher diesel prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/diesel-market-looks-risk-price-spikes

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