# Diesel prices begin to downshift

> The U.S. average retail diesel price fell 16.5 cents in the week to $6.127 per gallon, its largest weekly decline since the Iran war began. Brent and U.S. crude also fell after President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was effectively over, with the report citing prices of $90.55 and $84.94 per barrel, respectively.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T15:24:08.516Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91989-diesel-prices-begin-to-downshift
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude and diesel prices can reduce fuel and freight costs for feed production and delivery, easing cost pressure for buyers. Lower energy prices can also weaken support for biofuel economics and related feedstock demand.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-24 | [Diesel Prices Fall Below $5 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19006-diesel-prices-fall-below-5-a-gallon-tt.md) | +4.3% | +30.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-23 | [Benchmark diesel price falls below $5 per gallon - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19007-benchmark-diesel-price-falls-below-5-per-gallon-freightwaves.md) | +7.4% | +33.6% |
| DIESEL | 2023-02-21 | [Diesel price down, but impact of Russian sanctions may be lifting rates overall - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37498-diesel-price-down-but-impact-of-russian-sanctions-may-be-lifting-rates-overall.md) | +3.7% | -0.7% |
| DIESEL | 2024-08-19 | [No war for now brings another drop in benchmark diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28989-no-war-for-now-brings-another-drop-in-benchmark-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -0.7% | -9.6% |
| DIESEL | 2024-04-22 | [Benchmark diesel price below $4 again as war-led rally fizzles - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30909-benchmark-diesel-price-below-4-again-as-war-led-rally-fizzles-freightwaves.md) | +0.3% | -2.3% |
| BRENT | 2023-02-21 | [Diesel price down, but impact of Russian sanctions may be lifting rates overall - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37498-diesel-price-down-but-impact-of-russian-sanctions-may-be-lifting-rates-overall.md) | -1.3% | -11.8% |
| BRENT | 2024-08-19 | [No war for now brings another drop in benchmark diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28989-no-war-for-now-brings-another-drop-in-benchmark-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -1.2% | -9.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-29 | [Oil Prices Decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1438-oil-prices-decline.md) | -5.4% | — |

## Sources

- thetrucker.com: https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/business/diesel-prices-begin-to-downshift

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