# DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price now down 5 straight weeks - FreightWaves

> The DOE/EIA weekly benchmark diesel price fell 2.6 cents to $3.2626 a gallon, its fifth straight weekly decline and down 10.8 cents from its recent high. Commodity ULSD futures had dropped sharply in the final two trading days before the report.

- Date: 2021-12-20 · published 2021-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43798-doe-eia-benchmark-diesel-price-now-down-5-straight-weeks-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs ease fuel and freight expenses for feed transport and mill operations, and they reduce the inflation pressure on delivered feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-14 | [Benchmark diesel price ends its 12-week streak of increases - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10137-benchmark-diesel-price-ends-its-12-week-streak-of-increases-freightwaves.md) | -7.0% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-06 | [Drop in benchmark DOE/EIA diesel price largest since pandemic’s early days - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43801-drop-in-benchmark-doe-eia-diesel-price-largest-since-pandemic-s-early-days.md) | +7.5% | +12.5% |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-28 | [Retail diesel benchmark price resumes downward momentum - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24873-retail-diesel-benchmark-price-resumes-downward-momentum-freightwaves.md) | +0.9% | +10.9% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-29 | [Small drop recorded in DOE/EIA diesel price amid volatile market - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7524-small-drop-recorded-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-amid-volatile-market-freightwaves.md) | -5.9% | +5.7% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-13 | [4th consecutive decline posted in DOE/EIA diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43800-4th-consecutive-decline-posted-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -1.5% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doe-eia-benchmark-diesel-price-now-down-5-straight-weeks

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