
Hungary’s diesel price averaged 726 forints per liter, while 95-octane petrol averaged 628 forints, creating a 98-forint gap not seen since November 2022. The article attributes the divergence to surging diesel refining costs as petrol prices ease.
A widening diesel premium signals tighter or more expensive middle-distillate supply, raising costs for trucking, agriculture, and other fuel-intensive operations. That can increase delivered feed costs in Hungary and add local price pressure.
After 105 past bullish macro events, ULSD / Diesel moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -3.4% to +1.8%), and +1.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.