# New streak underway: DOE/EIA diesel price up 9th straight week - FreightWaves

> The EIA weekly retail diesel average rose 1.3 cents to $3.30 a gallon, marking nine straight weekly increases. On Monday, June 28, ULSD futures fell 3.1% on Delta variant travel worries and possible OPEC+ supply action.

- Date: 2021-06-28 · published 2021-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46785-new-streak-underway-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-9th-straight-week-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising diesel raises trucking and feed-delivery costs for buyers and tracks crude and distillate strength. Delta-driven demand fears and OPEC+ supply decisions are the swing factors for near-term direction.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-25 | [DOE/EIA diesel price now up 30 cents in a month - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44747-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-30-cents-in-a-month-freightwaves.md) | -2.2% | -10.1% |
| DIESEL | 2022-08-29 | [9-week decline in DOE/EIA diesel price ends on big jump - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40235-9-week-decline-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-ends-on-big-jump-freightwaves.md) | -9.6% | -21.6% |
| DIESEL | 2020-11-16 | [DOE/EIA average retail diesel price takes biggest jump in more than a year - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50323-doe-eia-average-retail-diesel-price-takes-biggest-jump-in-more-than-a-year.md) | +7.0% | +20.8% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [Diesel prices may stay elevated into spring 2027, fuel executives warn  - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/273-diesel-prices-may-stay-elevated-into-spring-2027-fuel-executives-warn.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2023-08-25 | [Oil futures up 1% to one-week high on soaring US diesel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34772-oil-futures-up-1-to-one-week-high-on-soaring-us-diesel-prices.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| WTI | 2022-06-14 | [Diesel prices: The loss of US refining capacity is making things worse - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41119-diesel-prices-the-loss-of-us-refining-capacity-is-making-things-worse.md) | -8.6% | -19.2% |
| WTI | 2020-01-30 | [Marathon CEO predicts ‘stair-step’ of diesel margins in response to IMO 2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55258-marathon-ceo-predicts-stair-step-of-diesel-margins-in-response-to-imo-2020.md) | -4.6% | -11.6% |
| WTI | 2023-06-20 | [TODAY IN ENERGY: U.S. diesel prices have fallen below prices from before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35679-today-in-energy-u-s-diesel-prices-have-fallen-below-prices-from-before-russia-s.md) | -3.6% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-streak-underway-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-9th-straight-week

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