# Spread between diesel wholesale and retail price jumps 41% in 2 months - FreightWaves

> The spread between wholesale ULSD rack prices and US retail diesel prices widened to $1.28 per gallon from $0.76 on October 7, a 41% increase. Wholesale prices have fallen rapidly as US crude output rises. Carriers benefit temporarily because fuel surcharges lag falling costs.

- Date: 2018-12-09 · published 2018-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61734-spread-between-diesel-wholesale-and-retail-price-jumps-41-in-2-months
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Wider margins between wholesale and retail diesel reflect falling wholesale fuel costs that will pass through slowly, which lowers transport costs for feed movement over the near term.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chartofweek-24

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