# Fourth week in a row that DOE/EIA diesel price drops - FreightWaves

> The EIA weekly retail diesel average fell 0.5 cents to $3.124 a gallon, the fourth straight weekly decline after a 20-week run of increases. Wholesale and CME ULSD prices rose sharply that week after a bullish EIA inventory report showed crude stocks at their tightest since February.

- Date: 2021-04-19 · published 2021-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47805-fourth-week-in-a-row-that-doe-eia-diesel-price-drops-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Retail diesel lagging wholesale gains suggests fuel surcharges may soon catch up with higher underlying costs. Tighter crude inventories point to firmer diesel prices for freight and feed transport.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourth-week-in-a-row-that-doe-eia-diesel-price-drops

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