# South Africa’s diesel price to drop this month, petrol little changed

> South Africa's government said the wholesale diesel price will fall by up to 1.20 rand per litre from November 4. The regulated petrol pump price will be little changed, down 1 cent per litre.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T12:09:58.701Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77561-south-africa-s-diesel-price-to-drop-this-month-petrol-little-changed
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs ease fuel and freight expenses for feed millers and haulers in South Africa, though the effect on global diesel and crude prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-12-12 | [What led to this fall's oil price slide — and what might come next \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32886-what-led-to-this-fall-s-oil-price-slide-and-what-might-come-next-cbc-news.md) | +1.6% | -0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2023-02-10 | [U.S. diesel prices drop as Europe's ban on Russian imports begins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37497-u-s-diesel-prices-drop-as-europe-s-ban-on-russian-imports-begins.md) | -0.8% | -1.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-30 | [Diesel Prices Remain Stable as IMO 2020 Mandate Set to Begin - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55746-diesel-prices-remain-stable-as-imo-2020-mandate-set-to-begin-tt.md) | -1.0% | -16.4% |
| DIESEL | 2020-03-23 | [U.S. diesel cash prices latest to slump from coronavirus fallout - Oil & Gas 360](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54334-u-s-diesel-cash-prices-latest-to-slump-from-coronavirus-fallout-oil-and-gas-360.md) | +6.2% | -11.8% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-01 | [Omicron pushes oil prices to three-month lows \| OilNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7523-omicron-pushes-oil-prices-to-three-month-lows-oilnow.md) | +8.0% | +15.2% |

## Sources

- cnbcafrica.com: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/south-africas-diesel-price-to-drop-this-month-petrol-little-changed

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