# Diesel Rises for 9th Straight Week, Up 3.8¢ to $3.277 - TT

> The US average retail diesel price rose 3.8 cents to $3.277 a gallon in the week reported by the EIA, the ninth straight weekly gain. Diesel is 73.8 cents higher than a year earlier, with California the most expensive region.

- Date: 2018-05-21 · published 2018-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65184-diesel-rises-for-9th-straight-week-up-3-8-to-3-277-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel raises trucking and farm-freight costs, which can widen basis and transport spreads for feed ingredients. Rising crude and diesel also support energy-linked feed input costs and biofuel margins.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/diesel-rises-9th-straight-week-38c-3277

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