# Benchmark diesel price up as market takes a short breather - FreightWaves

> The DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price rose 9.7 cents per gallon after a large one-day increase in CME ultra low sulfur diesel futures the prior week. The market took a short breather following that move.

- Date: 2026-10-20 · published 2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/632-benchmark-diesel-price-up-as-market-takes-a-short-breather-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel costs raise trucking and grain freight expenses, adding to delivered feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-18 | [Diesel fuel in short supply in Texas; prices on the rise - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48825-diesel-fuel-in-short-supply-in-texas-prices-on-the-rise-freightwaves.md) | +4.0% | +3.4% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-13 | [Diesel Prices & Freight Trends: What’s Driving the Market in Q4?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17232-diesel-prices-and-freight-trends-what-s-driving-the-market-in-q4.md) | +1.8% | — |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-18 | [Diesel drives fleet costs, freight market shifts \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38878-diesel-drives-fleet-costs-freight-market-shifts-fleetowner.md) | -9.9% | -15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-05-10 | [Colonial Pipeline outage: What to watch for in diesel markets Monday - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47275-colonial-pipeline-outage-what-to-watch-for-in-diesel-markets-monday-freightwaves.md) | +1.4% | +5.2% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-30 | [Diesel market in perfect storm as prices surge and supplies dwindle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7921-diesel-market-in-perfect-storm-as-prices-surge-and-supplies-dwindle.md) | -7.9% | -32.0% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/benchmark-diesel-price-up-as-market-takes-a-short-breather

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