# Diesel prices head up for first time in six weeks - Logistics Management

> The EIA reported that the average US diesel price rose 3.2 cents to $2.571 per gallon, the first weekly increase in six weeks. The price is 18.9 cents higher than a year earlier. WTI crude was trading near $47.96 per barrel.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71179-diesel-prices-head-up-for-first-time-in-six-weeks-logistics-management
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A rise after six weeks of declines signals firming distillate costs at the pump, which feeds into freight and feed-delivery expenses. Crude near $48 keeps the energy backdrop soft.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2016-11-22 | [Diesel prices are down for third week in a row - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74016-diesel-prices-are-down-for-third-week-in-a-row-logistics-management.md) | -4.0% | +8.7% |
| DIESEL | 2017-02-28 | [Diesel prices rise for third straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72657-diesel-prices-rise-for-third-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics-management.md) | -2.7% | -8.6% |
| DIESEL | 2021-05-03 | [DOE/EIA diesel price up for the week, first time since March - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47280-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-for-the-week-first-time-since-march-freightwaves.md) | +4.8% | +6.4% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-29 | [National diesel average heads up for ninth consecutive week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46787-national-diesel-average-heads-up-for-ninth-consecutive-week-reports-eia.md) | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-20 | [Diesel prices hit 2016 high, according to Energy Information Administration - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73649-diesel-prices-hit-2016-high-according-to-energy-information-administration.md) | +2.6% | -3.0% |
| WTI | 2022-11-01 | [National diesel average falls for the first time in four weeks, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7922-national-diesel-average-falls-for-the-first-time-in-four-weeks-reports-eia.md) | +6.1% | -9.8% |
| WTI | 2021-06-29 | [National diesel average heads up for ninth consecutive week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46787-national-diesel-average-heads-up-for-ninth-consecutive-week-reports-eia.md) | +0.8% | -1.8% |
| WTI | 2018-11-20 | [Diesel average falls for fifth consecutive week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9535-diesel-average-falls-for-fifth-consecutive-week-reports-eia-logistics-management.md) | -9.9% | -19.1% |

## Sources

- stage.logisticsmgmt.com: https://stage.logisticsmgmt.com/article/diesel_prices_head_up_for_first_time_in_six_weeks

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