# Average Price of Diesel Drops 4¢ to $3.121 a Gallon - TT

> The EIA reported the US average retail diesel price fell 4 cents to $3.121 per gallon, the ninth straight weekly decline, with the price down 27.3 cents over that span. Declines occurred in all regions, and WTI traded below $50 as recession worries grew.

- Date: 2018-12-17 · published 2018-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61735-average-price-of-diesel-drops-4-to-3-121-a-gallon-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Falling diesel costs ease freight expenses for feed delivery. The price remains about 22 cents above a year earlier, so the benefit is partial.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-28 | [Diesel Price Sheds 4.9¢ to $3.487 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24875-diesel-price-sheds-4-9-to-3-487-a-gallon-tt.md) | +0.9% | +10.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-29 | [Diesel Price Down 2¢ to $3.514 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25307-diesel-price-down-2-to-3-514-a-gallon-tt.md) | -9.0% | -4.3% |
| DIESEL | 2020-03-30 | [Diesel Drops 7.3¢ to $2.586 a Gallon in 12th Straight Decline - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54332-diesel-drops-7-3-to-2-586-a-gallon-in-12th-straight-decline-tt.md) | +1.2% | -43.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-03 | [Diesel Drops 1.5¢ to $3.136; Oil Close to Bear Market Price - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10747-diesel-drops-1-5-to-3-136-oil-close-to-bear-market-price-tt.md) | -0.9% | +5.4% |
| DIESEL | 2020-02-18 | [Diesel Declines 2¢ a Gallon to $2.89 - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9354-diesel-declines-2-a-gallon-to-2-89-tt.md) | -5.1% | -38.5% |
| WTI | 2018-02-05 | [Diesel Rises 1.6¢ to $3.086 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11355-diesel-rises-1-6-to-3-086-a-gallon-tt.md) | -9.6% | -4.5% |
| WTI | 2019-06-03 | [Diesel Drops 1.5¢ to $3.136; Oil Close to Bear Market Price - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10747-diesel-drops-1-5-to-3-136-oil-close-to-bear-market-price-tt.md) | +0.9% | +9.0% |
| WTI | 2016-11-21 | [Diesel Drops 2.7¢ to $2.443; Gasoline Falls 4.9¢ to $2.184 - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74015-diesel-drops-2-7-to-2-443-gasoline-falls-4-9-to-2-184-tt.md) | +1.0% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/average-price-diesel-drops-4c-3121-gallon

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