# Diesel Climbs to Highest Price in More Than Two Years - TT

> The U.S. average retail diesel price rose 2.2 cents to $2.819 a gallon, the highest since July 2015, according to the Department of Energy. The increase followed oil rallying on expectations that OPEC production cuts would extend into 2018.

- Date: 2017-10-30 · published 2017-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68644-diesel-climbs-to-highest-price-in-more-than-two-years-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel and crude prices raise trucking and fuel costs for feed delivery and grain transport, and reflect OPEC-driven crude strength.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-11-16 | [DOE/EIA average retail diesel price takes biggest jump in more than a year - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50323-doe-eia-average-retail-diesel-price-takes-biggest-jump-in-more-than-a-year.md) | +7.0% | +20.8% |
| DIESEL | 2018-08-26 | [Why Diesel Prices Are Set To Soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63722-why-diesel-prices-are-set-to-soar.md) | +1.8% | +3.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-28 | [East Coast retail diesel prices moving significantly higher than overall US hikes - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39315-east-coast-retail-diesel-prices-moving-significantly-higher-than-overall-us.md) | -4.2% | -25.3% |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-25 | [DOE/EIA diesel price now up 30 cents in a month - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44747-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-30-cents-in-a-month-freightwaves.md) | -2.2% | -10.1% |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-28 | [Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73665-diesel-prices-to-start-edging-up-in-2017-grainews.md) | -0.9% | -4.2% |
| WTI | 2020-11-16 | [DOE/EIA average retail diesel price takes biggest jump in more than a year - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50323-doe-eia-average-retail-diesel-price-takes-biggest-jump-in-more-than-a-year.md) | +5.1% | +17.5% |
| WTI | 2022-01-11 | [Canadian dollar climbs to 2-month high as oil prices jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43396-canadian-dollar-climbs-to-2-month-high-as-oil-prices-jump.md) | +9.3% | +14.3% |
| WTI | 2020-12-03 | [Loonie rises to highest point in 2 years on vaccine optimism, oil prices \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49871-loonie-rises-to-highest-point-in-2-years-on-vaccine-optimism-oil-prices-cbc-news.md) | +0.5% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/diesel-climbs-22c-2819-gallon-highest-price-more-two-years

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