# Diesel Continues to Slide, Drops 1.7 Cents to $3.338 a Gallon - TT

> The U.S. average retail diesel price fell 1.7 cents to $3.338 a gallon, the third straight weekly decline, as WTI crude continued to sink. Prices fell in all regions, with California highest at $4.068. Diesel remained 45.6 cents a gallon above a year earlier.

- Date: 2018-11-05 · published 2018-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62223-diesel-continues-to-slide-drops-1-7-cents-to-3-338-a-gallon-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude is pulling diesel pump prices down, which eases trucking and farm fuel costs in the near term. Analysts still flag tight distillate supplies heading into winter as a risk of a rebound.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/diesel-continues-slide-drops-17-cents-3338-gallon

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