# As Harvey Rages in Texas, Diesel Starts to Climb - TT

> The US average retail diesel price rose 0.9 cents to $2.605 a gallon, its first move above $2.60 in more than two years. The increase followed Hurricane Harvey's damage to Texas Gulf Coast oil production and refineries.

- Date: 2017-08-28 · published 2017-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8389-as-harvey-rages-in-texas-diesel-starts-to-climb-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel is trucking's main fuel, so a rising retail price raises freight costs for feed delivery. Experts expected prices to climb further while refinery outages persisted.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-27 | [Transatlantic Diesel Spread Surges as Winter Storm Disrupts US - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21243-transatlantic-diesel-spread-surges-as-winter-storm-disrupts-us-bloomberg.md) | -4.8% | +12.0% |
| DIESEL | 2017-08-31 | [Global fuel prices rise as Harvey's effects ripple  beyond U.S. Gulf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8391-global-fuel-prices-rise-as-harvey-s-effects-ripple-beyond-u-s-gulf.md) | +7.1% | +8.9% |
| DIESEL | 2024-12-30 | [Oil rises on diesel demand boost in sparse holiday trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27157-oil-rises-on-diesel-demand-boost-in-sparse-holiday-trade-reuters.md) | +5.6% | +10.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-02-02 | [Market Talk \| Energy Markets Stumble As Diesel Plunges And Winter Storms Stress The Grid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5920-market-talk-energy-markets-stumble-as-diesel-plunges-and-winter-storms-stress.md) | -8.6% | +13.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-15 | [Higher diesel prices likely as freeze shuts down Gulf Coast refineries - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48826-higher-diesel-prices-likely-as-freeze-shuts-down-gulf-coast-refineries.md) | +4.9% | +9.7% |
| WTI | 2021-02-15 | [Higher diesel prices likely as freeze shuts down Gulf Coast refineries - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48826-higher-diesel-prices-likely-as-freeze-shuts-down-gulf-coast-refineries.md) | +3.6% | +9.9% |
| WTI | 2020-10-22 | [Here comes the rain again \| ANZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50563-here-comes-the-rain-again-anz.md) | -6.6% | +4.4% |
| WTI | 2025-10-27 | [Corn Rises to Over 1-Month High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22423-corn-rises-to-over-1-month-high.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/harvey-rages-texas-diesel-starts-climb

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