# DOE Diesel Off 6.0 Cents to $6.292, Crude Benchmarks Diverge

> The DOE/EIA weekly on-highway diesel average fell 6.0 cents to $6.292 per gallon for the week of November 2. Brent rose 7% week over week to $123.10 while WTI fell 4% to $103.37, with both prices as of October 27. The West Coast price premium over the Gulf Coast reached a record 136 cents per gallon.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:11:03.351Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78580-doe-diesel-off-6-0-cents-to-6-292-crude-benchmarks-diverge
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

The weekly EIA data confirms that diesel costs remain far above normal, which sustains freight surcharges for feed shipments. The divergence between Brent and WTI points to regional supply stress.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-20 | [DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price now down 5 straight weeks - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43798-doe-eia-benchmark-diesel-price-now-down-5-straight-weeks-freightwaves.md) | +6.1% | +21.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-14 | [Benchmark diesel price ends its 12-week streak of increases - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10137-benchmark-diesel-price-ends-its-12-week-streak-of-increases-freightwaves.md) | -7.0% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-28 | [Retail diesel benchmark price resumes downward momentum - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24873-retail-diesel-benchmark-price-resumes-downward-momentum-freightwaves.md) | +0.9% | +10.9% |
| DIESEL | 2017-05-02 | [Average diesel pump price dips 1.1 cents \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10012-average-diesel-pump-price-dips-1-1-cents-fleetowner.md) | -2.1% | +4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-03 | [Diesel Drops 1.5¢ to $3.136; Oil Close to Bear Market Price - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10747-diesel-drops-1-5-to-3-136-oil-close-to-bear-market-price-tt.md) | -0.9% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- mondaydiesel.com: https://mondaydiesel.com/issues/2026-11-03

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