# Diesel Prices Fall, But Just Barely | Heavy Duty Trucking

> The EIA reported US diesel fell for a fourth consecutive week, down 0.4 cents to $2.558 per gallon, as rising US crude output offset OPEC cuts. Diesel was 55 cents above the year-earlier level.

- Date: 2017-02-06 · published 2017-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72660-diesel-prices-fall-but-just-barely-heavy-duty-trucking
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs modestly ease trucking and delivered feed costs, though the year-over-year increase remains large.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-08-12 | [Grain Shipment Prices High Despite Falling Diesel Prices \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40223-grain-shipment-prices-high-despite-falling-diesel-prices-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.6% | +3.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-04-10 | [Summer may bring lower diesel fuel retail prices » Land Line Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59771-summer-may-bring-lower-diesel-fuel-retail-prices-land-line-media.md) | +1.8% | +0.5% |
| DIESEL | 2023-02-16 | [Carriers' conditions improved in December with falling diesel prices \| Commercial Carrier Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37504-carriers-conditions-improved-in-december-with-falling-diesel-prices-commercial.md) | -4.8% | -6.1% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-04 | [Refiners and Crude Prices Can't Escape Diesel Backlog- DTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10231-refiners-and-crude-prices-can-t-escape-diesel-backlog-dtn.md) | -5.5% | -5.7% |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-29 | [Diesel Price Down 2¢ to $3.514 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25307-diesel-price-down-2-to-3-514-a-gallon-tt.md) | -9.0% | -4.3% |
| WTI | 2020-09-04 | [Refiners and Crude Prices Can't Escape Diesel Backlog- DTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10231-refiners-and-crude-prices-can-t-escape-diesel-backlog-dtn.md) | -9.8% | -10.7% |
| WTI | 2017-03-09 | [WTI oil prices fall below $50 for first time since December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8365-wti-oil-prices-fall-below-50-for-first-time-since-december.md) | -2.9% | +2.3% |
| WTI | 2018-12-17 | [Average Price of Diesel Drops 4¢ to $3.121 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61735-average-price-of-diesel-drops-4-to-3-121-a-gallon-tt.md) | -11.3% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- truckinginfo.com: https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/diesel-prices-fall-but-just-barely

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