# Farmers see first break in diesel prices this fall

> An Ohio-border farmer reports off-road diesel quoted at $4.71 a gallon, down from about $5.17 earlier, the first weekly decline of the harvest. AAA puts the national average diesel price at $6.10, down 17 cents from a month earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:08:32.512Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96597-farmers-see-first-break-in-diesel-prices-this-fall
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs ease harvest and freight expenses for feed producers and farmers. Lower diesel also tends to weigh on energy-linked input costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-04-06 | [Global diesel prices fall as economic slowdown intensifies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36585-global-diesel-prices-fall-as-economic-slowdown-intensifies.md) | -2.0% | -18.8% |
| DIESEL | 2023-12-14 | [Global diesel shortage eases after summer surge in prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32877-global-diesel-shortage-eases-after-summer-surge-in-prices-reuters.md) | +5.8% | +4.9% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-21 | [Oil Prices Fall Amid Broad Selloff \| Rigzone](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10536-oil-prices-fall-amid-broad-selloff-rigzone.md) | -3.3% | +1.4% |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-30 | [Diesel Prices Remain Stable as IMO 2020 Mandate Set to Begin - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55746-diesel-prices-remain-stable-as-imo-2020-mandate-set-to-begin-tt.md) | -1.0% | -16.4% |
| DIESEL | 2023-06-20 | [TODAY IN ENERGY: U.S. diesel prices have fallen below prices from before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35679-today-in-energy-u-s-diesel-prices-have-fallen-below-prices-from-before-russia-s.md) | -3.8% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/farmers-see-first-break-in-diesel-prices-this-fall/

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