# Diesel relief? Still 83¢ higher

> The EIA forecasts that US diesel will average $4.49 per gallon in 2027, which is 83 cents above 2025 levels. Current spot diesel stands at $6.352 per gallon. Spot trucking rates for vans, reefers and flatbeds are slightly lower in the latest reading.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:09:48.876Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75861-diesel-relief-still-83-higher
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently high diesel costs raise farm and feed transport costs, and the forecast implies only gradual relief over the coming year.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-08-05 | [US DATA: EIA says Gulf Coast diesel stocks build to record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51799-us-data-eia-says-gulf-coast-diesel-stocks-build-to-record-high.md) | -2.0% | -2.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-01-09 | [Europe Distillates-Diesel cracks inch up slightly By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12483-europe-distillates-diesel-cracks-inch-up-slightly-by-reuters.md) | +2.5% | +4.7% |
| 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 | 2018-09-19 | [U.S. Midwest distillate stocks reach record high ahead of harvest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63226-u-s-midwest-distillate-stocks-reach-record-high-ahead-of-harvest-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +4.7% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-25 | [U.S. diesel futures hold losses, down 8.1%, after EIA storage report \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8539-u-s-diesel-futures-hold-losses-down-8-1-after-eia-storage-report-marketscreener.md) | -0.9% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- payingmiles.beehiiv.com: https://payingmiles.beehiiv.com/p/diesel-relief-still-83-higher

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