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

> The average U.S. diesel price rose 2.4 cents to $2.556 per gallon, breaking a three-week run of declines, per EIA data. The price is 44.1 cents above the same week a year earlier. WTI crude moved back above $50 per barrel after weeks below that level on high inventories.

- Date: 2017-04-04 · published 2017-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71701-diesel-prices-head-up-for-first-time-in-four-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 small weekly diesel increase signals modest upward pressure on trucking and freight costs for feed deliveries. Crude moving back above $50 supports the energy cost base for diesel.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

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

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