# 4th consecutive decline posted in DOE/EIA diesel price - FreightWaves

> The DOE/EIA weekly retail diesel price fell 2.5 cents to $3.649 a gallon, its fourth consecutive weekly decline. Retail prices are catching up to earlier wholesale drops, while ULSD futures have traded in a range of roughly $2.22 to $2.26 a gallon.

- Date: 2021-12-13 · published 2021-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43800-4th-consecutive-decline-posted-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Easing diesel prices lower the cost of moving feed ingredients and finished feed, which modestly reduces delivered feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-09-28 | [Diesel Falls 1¢ to $2.394 in Fourth Consecutive Decline - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51276-diesel-falls-1-to-2-394-in-fourth-consecutive-decline-tt.md) | -3.6% | +2.2% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-20 | [DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price now down 5 straight weeks - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43798-doe-eia-benchmark-diesel-price-now-down-5-straight-weeks-freightwaves.md) | +6.1% | +21.1% |
| 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 | 2026-06-30 | [National diesel average declines for eighth consecutive week, reports EIA  - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19005-national-diesel-average-declines-for-eighth-consecutive-week-reports-eia.md) | +0.4% | +25.0% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/4th-consecutive-decline-posted-in-doe-eia-diesel-price

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