# US diesel prices remain high despite Trump’s moves to boost supplies By Reuters

> US diesel prices remain near record highs, up 70 percent since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, despite Trump's efforts to boost supply. The average price reached $6.28 a gallon, with conflicts in Iran and Ukraine causing a severe global fuel supply crunch.

- Date: 2026-10-09 · published 2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/637-us-diesel-prices-remain-high-despite-trump-s-moves-to-boost-supplies-by-reuters
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

High diesel costs raise freight and processing expenses across grain and feed supply chains, and crude strength feeds into energy-linked commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-27 | [Spiking US diesel prices keep trucking industry stuck in years-long slump \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20336-spiking-us-diesel-prices-keep-trucking-industry-stuck-in-years-long-slump.md) | +3.6% | -7.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-06 | [Iran conflict boosts US Gulf oil prices to highest since 2020 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5575-iran-conflict-boosts-us-gulf-oil-prices-to-highest-since-2020-reuters.md) | +10.8% | +24.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-15 | [US diesel prices hit new all-time high amid global supply disruptions, strong demand \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17656-us-diesel-prices-hit-new-all-time-high-amid-global-supply-disruptions-strong.md) | -1.7% | -4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-13 | [Diesel most exposed to Middle East conflict, US futures surge 8% \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7756-diesel-most-exposed-to-middle-east-conflict-us-futures-surge-8-reuters.md) | +15.6% | +11.6% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-11 | [US diesel prices jump to six-month highs amid NYMEX rally as Midwest differentials falter \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10346-us-diesel-prices-jump-to-six-month-highs-amid-nymex-rally-as-midwest.md) | +4.9% | -0.9% |
| WTI | 2026-03-06 | [Iran conflict boosts US Gulf oil prices to highest since 2020 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5575-iran-conflict-boosts-us-gulf-oil-prices-to-highest-since-2020-reuters.md) | +18.2% | +39.2% |
| WTI | 2017-05-26 | [OPEC cut unlikely to move U.S. diesel prices - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71182-opec-cut-unlikely-to-move-u-s-diesel-prices-freightwaves.md) | -2.1% | -11.9% |
| WTI | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -8.1% | -22.7% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/trumps-moves-to-boost-diesel-supplies-have-not-yet-lowered-prices-4940588

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