# Diesel Prices Increase to Start the Month | Heavy Duty Trucking

> The average U.S. on-highway diesel price rose 2.4 cents to $2.556 per gallon, ending three weekly declines, according to Energy Department data. Prices rose in all major regions, with the Gulf Coast posting the largest gain. Crude prices were slightly lower on new Libyan output of about 700,000 barrels per day.

- Date: 2017-04-03 · published 2017-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71699-diesel-prices-increase-to-start-the-month-heavy-duty-trucking
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel is up 44.1 cents year on year, which raises hauling and farm input costs for feed buyers. Libyan supply growth and OPEC uncertainty point to limited near-term upside in crude and diesel.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- truckinginfo.com: https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/diesel-prices-increase-to-start-the-month

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