# Diesel market points down post-election; benchmark slides

> The U.S. Department of Energy/EIA weekly retail diesel benchmark fell 16.5 cents per gallon to $6.127, its second consecutive weekly decline and lowest level since October 12. ULSD futures also dropped, as traders priced in the prospect of reduced U.S. military action in the Middle East after the election.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T18:07:59.817Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92034-diesel-market-points-down-post-election-benchmark-slides
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel prices can reduce fuel and freight costs for feed and agricultural supply chains. The decline in ULSD futures and the retail benchmark points to easing near-term cost pressure.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-03-20 | [Benchmark diesel price down 7 weeks in a row - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37031-benchmark-diesel-price-down-7-weeks-in-a-row-freightwaves.md) | +0.8% | -2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2019-08-01 | [Markets show disappointment in Fed position on future cuts - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11290-markets-show-disappointment-in-fed-position-on-future-cuts-mansfield-energy.md) | -10.0% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-29 | [: Global economic slowdown hits diesel consumption - Kemp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10409-global-economic-slowdown-hits-diesel-consumption-kemp.md) | -8.6% | -3.6% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-28 | [Benchmark diesel price rises against backdrop of falling futures - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28037-benchmark-diesel-price-rises-against-backdrop-of-falling-futures-freightwaves.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-15 | [Benchmark diesel price rises, but futures prices now headed sharply lower - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28048-benchmark-diesel-price-rises-but-futures-prices-now-headed-sharply-lower.md) | -5.4% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-market-points-down-post-election-benchmark-slides

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