# Diesel set to be the ‘runt of the litter’ among oil markets - FreightWaves

> U.S. diesel markets are lagging the rest of the oil barrel as refiners shifted output toward diesel during April. Diesel inventories are rising, and diesel demand has fallen less than gasoline and jet demand.

- Date: 2020-05-02 · published 2020-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53314-diesel-set-to-be-the-runt-of-the-litter-among-oil-markets-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A growing diesel surplus relative to crude points to weaker diesel prices, lowering on-farm and trucking fuel costs for feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-set-to-be-the-runt-of-the-litter-among-oil-markets

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