# Diesel Jumps 3.8¢ to $3.010 a Gallon - TT

> The US average retail diesel price rose 3.8 cents to $3.010 per gallon after six weekly declines. The increase followed rising Middle East conflict risk, which lifted crude above $65 a barrel.

- Date: 2018-03-26 · published 2018-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66206-diesel-jumps-3-8-to-3-010-a-gallon-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Geopolitical risk in the Middle East is pushing crude and diesel higher, which increases haulage and grain transport costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [Diesel and Gasoline Prices Rise on Iran Strikes - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8776-diesel-and-gasoline-prices-rise-on-iran-strikes-tt.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-02 | [European diesel jumps over $100/mt amid Middle East tensions \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5532-european-diesel-jumps-over-100-mt-amid-middle-east-tensions-s-and-p-global.md) | +36.4% | +69.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-17 | [US average diesel prices cross $5 a gallon as Middle East War tests global economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20338-us-average-diesel-prices-cross-5-a-gallon-as-middle-east-war-tests-global.md) | +6.6% | -5.4% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-19 | [Gulf Coast Diesel Exports Soar on Wartime Shortage - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42028-gulf-coast-diesel-exports-soar-on-wartime-shortage-tt.md) | +5.7% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-13 | [Diesel market jumps on fear new sanctions may hit Russian supply \| Sparta](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11454-diesel-market-jumps-on-fear-new-sanctions-may-hit-russian-supply-sparta.md) | +4.9% | -0.9% |
| WTI | 2026-03-02 | [Diesel and Gasoline Prices Rise on Iran Strikes - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8776-diesel-and-gasoline-prices-rise-on-iran-strikes-tt.md) | +35.6% | +50.4% |
| WTI | 2026-03-02 | [European diesel jumps over $100/mt amid Middle East tensions \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5532-european-diesel-jumps-over-100-mt-amid-middle-east-tensions-s-and-p-global.md) | +35.6% | +50.4% |
| WTI | 2022-04-19 | [Gulf Coast Diesel Exports Soar on Wartime Shortage - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42028-gulf-coast-diesel-exports-soar-on-wartime-shortage-tt.md) | -8.3% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/diesel-jumps-38c-3010-gallon

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