# Diesel Prices Spike on Iran Conflict Just Ahead of Planting Season - AgWeb

> US retail diesel rose about 20 cents in two days to $3.929 per gallon, up 31 cents from a year earlier. NYMEX heating oil futures were near $3.26 per gallon, up roughly 68 cents from the prior Friday, as the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupted refined product flows.

- Date: 2026-03-04 · published 2026-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5534-diesel-prices-spike-on-iran-conflict-just-ahead-of-planting-season-agweb
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel costs ahead of spring planting raise farm operating and feed transport costs, and the analyst expects further upside in fuel prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [Diesel and Gasoline Prices Rise on Iran Strikes - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8776-diesel-and-gasoline-prices-rise-on-iran-strikes-tt.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-19 | [Mideast conflict turbocharges diesel prices, squeezing Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8383-mideast-conflict-turbocharges-diesel-prices-squeezing-europe.md) | -6.7% | -2.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [US-Iran Escalation Could Drive Up Input Costs as Spring Planting Season Hits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4434-us-iran-escalation-could-drive-up-input-costs-as-spring-planting-season-hits.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-30 | [Diesel Prices Climb Over Middle East Conflict and Refinery Attacks - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18532-diesel-prices-climb-over-middle-east-conflict-and-refinery-attacks-wsj.md) | -13.4% | -3.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [Oil jumps as Iran conflict escalates, disrupts shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8005-oil-jumps-as-iran-conflict-escalates-disrupts-shipping.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| WTI | 2026-03-02 | [Diesel and Gasoline Prices Rise on Iran Strikes - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8776-diesel-and-gasoline-prices-rise-on-iran-strikes-tt.md) | +35.6% | +50.4% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Risk of regional conflict drives oil price surge after Israel's strike on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11000-risk-of-regional-conflict-drives-oil-price-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Gas prices: What the Israel-Iran conflict means for your summer driving season \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7763-gas-prices-what-the-israel-iran-conflict-means-for-your-summer-driving-season.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/diesel-prices-spike-iran-conflict-just-ahead-planting-season

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