# Benchmark diesel price turns higher as futures price rises - FreightWaves

> The US benchmark diesel retail price rose 2 cents to $3.471 per gallon on June 9, the second increase in nine weeks. Brent rose from $60.94 on May 29 to $65.29 and kept climbing, while ULSD futures gained about 13 cents over two weeks on US-China trade talk optimism.

- Date: 2025-06-10 · published 2025-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7762-benchmark-diesel-price-turns-higher-as-futures-price-rises-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising crude and diesel futures lift fuel surcharges and feed transport costs, though the report describes a market still driven by trade-talk sentiment rather than a new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/benchmark-diesel-price-turns-higher-as-futures-price-rises

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