# U.S. Distillate Inventories at 99.3 Million Barrels: Conditions Raising Logistics-Cost Risks

> U.S. distillate inventories fell by about 3.5 million barrels in the week ending October 30, to 99.3 million barrels, while crude inventories declined by about 0.8 million barrels. The analysis also cites an IEA estimate that September diesel exports were down year over year, with declines in Russian and Middle Eastern exports.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T03:08:34.092Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86908-u-s-distillate-inventories-at-99-3-million-barrels-conditions-raising-logistics
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Falling distillate stocks alongside weaker export supply could tighten diesel availability and support prices, lifting transport and industrial costs. A single weekly inventory decline does not establish a lasting shortage.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-07-31 | [EIA: U.S. Distillate Fuel Inventories Are Low for This Time of Year - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64209-eia-u-s-distillate-fuel-inventories-are-low-for-this-time-of-year-fuels-market.md) | -1.4% | +2.2% |
| DIESEL | 2025-09-24 | [U.S. total distillate inventories forecast to end 2025 and 2026 at multiyear lows -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23067-u-s-total-distillate-inventories-forecast-to-end-2025-and-2026-at-multiyear.md) | -0.1% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [US crude and distillate inventories fall, gasoline stocks rise, EIA says By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/271-us-crude-and-distillate-inventories-fall-gasoline-stocks-rise-eia-says-by.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2022-02-25 | [EIA: low inventories and high demand boost global distillate crack spreads \| Hydrocarbon Engineering](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42893-eia-low-inventories-and-high-demand-boost-global-distillate-crack-spreads.md) | +23.0% | +46.1% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-30 | [U.S. crude, distillate stocks down in most recent week: EIA \| 104.5 & 96.1 The Point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51291-u-s-crude-distillate-stocks-down-in-most-recent-week-eia-104-5-and-96-1-the.md) | +6.8% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- econiro.com: https://econiro.com/article/us-diesel-stocks-2003-low-logistics-cost-2026-11-08

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