# The FreightWaves oil report: a tumbling market pushes prices down to levels of mid-2017 - FreightWaves

> WTI crude fell from $52.58 on December 13 to $45.59 by December 21, its lowest settlements since July 2017, as fears of weaker demand growth grew. Non-OPEC supply growth projections exceed expected demand growth. The OPEC and non-OPEC agreement on a 1.2 million b/d cut on December 7 did not halt the decline.

- Date: 2018-12-22 · published 2018-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61736-the-freightwaves-oil-report-a-tumbling-market-pushes-prices-down-to-levels-of
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp crude weakness lowers energy and fertilizer-linked costs and biofuel economics, pressuring vegetable oil and related feed prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-12-24 | [Plunging oil prices show the market is worried about 2019 recession](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8701-plunging-oil-prices-show-the-market-is-worried-about-2019-recession.md) | -0.5% | +15.7% |
| WTI | 2023-03-20 | [Benchmark diesel price down 7 weeks in a row - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37031-benchmark-diesel-price-down-7-weeks-in-a-row-freightwaves.md) | +3.9% | +21.4% |
| WTI | 2022-07-13 | [Corn prices fell 7.8%, pressured by a drop in the oil market and data from the USDA report 13.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6833-corn-prices-fell-7-8-pressured-by-a-drop-in-the-oil-market-and-data-from-the.md) | +8.7% | -4.9% |
| WTI | 2018-06-17 | [The Fed Is Driving Down Oil Prices \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64443-the-fed-is-driving-down-oil-prices-oilprice-com.md) | +5.9% | +4.8% |
| WTI | 2024-10-28 | [Benchmark diesel price rises against backdrop of falling futures - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28037-benchmark-diesel-price-rises-against-backdrop-of-falling-futures-freightwaves.md) | -3.1% | -0.6% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-24 | [Plunging oil prices show the market is worried about 2019 recession](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8701-plunging-oil-prices-show-the-market-is-worried-about-2019-recession.md) | -1.3% | +15.8% |
| BRENT | 2023-03-20 | [Benchmark diesel price down 7 weeks in a row - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37031-benchmark-diesel-price-down-7-weeks-in-a-row-freightwaves.md) | +3.2% | +18.3% |
| BRENT | 2022-07-13 | [Corn prices fell 7.8%, pressured by a drop in the oil market and data from the USDA report 13.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6833-corn-prices-fell-7-8-pressured-by-a-drop-in-the-oil-market-and-data-from-the.md) | +7.7% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oil-report-oil-market-december-22

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