# Diesel tops $6.35 and may stay high into 2027 | OTR News

> The EIA national average on-highway diesel price reached $6.352 a gallon on Oct. 26, up 7.6 cents on the week and $2.634 above a year earlier. Regional prices ranged from about $5.89 in the Lower Atlantic to $8.155 in California, and the agency's October outlook projected retail diesel to ease but stay above year-ago levels.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T12:08:11.882Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8870-diesel-tops-6-35-and-may-stay-high-into-2027-otr-news
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel is a major operating cost for feed haulers, so higher fuel prices raise delivered feed costs and fuel surcharges. Forecasts of prices staying elevated into 2027 support freight costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- otrnews.com: https://otrnews.com/news/diesel-tops-6-35-and-may-stay-high-into-2027/

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