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US diesel prices surge past $6.50/gallon nationwide, a record high

Diesel is now above $6 in 49 states and averaging $6.51 nationally, with California hitting $8.42 a gallon, driving fears of higher grocery and shipping costs.

What to know

  • US average diesel price hit $6.51/gallon on September 21, up about 101% from a January low.
  • Diesel now exceeds $6/gallon in 49 states; only Texas and Oklahoma remained below $6 as of September 18.
  • California has the nation's highest average diesel price at $8.42/gallon, per AAA.
  • Analysts link the surge to higher trucking and transport costs, which are expected to raise grocery prices.

KobeissiLetter Financial commentary accountAAA Data source for fuel pricesUnnamed analyst Analyst quoted by Forbes

US diesel prices surge past $6.50/gallon nationwide, a record high
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How it unfolded 4 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

Peak 5 pieces in two hours at Yesterday, 1 PM; 33 pieces over 8 days (14 articles · 12 posts · 7 comments) Sep 18, 1 PM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Bluesky 1, Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Sep 18, 3 PM — quietSep 18, 5 PM — quietSep 18, 7 PM — quietSep 18, 9 PM — quietSep 18, 11 PM — quietSep 19, 1 AM — quietSep 19, 3 AM — quietSep 19, 5 AM — quietSep 19, 7 AM — quietSep 19, 9 AM — quietSep 19, 11 AM — quietSep 19, 1 PM — quietSep 19, 3 PM — quietSep 19, 5 PM — quietSep 19, 7 PM — quietSep 19, 9 PM — quietSep 19, 11 PM — quietSep 20, 1 AM — quietSep 20, 3 AM — quietSep 20, 5 AM — quietSep 20, 7 AM — quietSep 20, 9 AM — quietSep 20, 11 AM — quietSep 20, 1 PM — quietSep 20, 3 PM — quietSep 20, 5 PM — quietSep 20, 7 PM — quietSep 20, 9 PM — quietSep 20, 11 PM — quietSep 21, 1 AM — quietSep 21, 3 AM — quietSep 21, 5 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 21, 7 AM — quietSep 21, 9 AM — quietSep 21, 11 AM — quietSep 21, 1 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Sep 21, 3 PM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Sep 21, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 7 PM — quietSep 21, 9 PM — quietSep 21, 11 PM — quietSep 22, 1 AM — quietSep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 5 AM — quietSep 22, 7 AM — quietSep 22, 9 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — quietSep 22, 1 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 22, 7 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 22, 9 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Google News 1, Newswires 1Sep 23, 1 AM — quietSep 23, 3 AM — quietSep 23, 5 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Sep 23, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 23, 9 AM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Newswires 2Sep 23, 11 AM — quietSep 23, 1 PM — quietSep 23, 3 PM — quietSep 23, 5 PM — quietSep 23, 7 PM — quietSep 23, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 23, 11 PM — quietSep 24, 1 AM — quietSep 24, 3 AM — quietSep 24, 5 AM — quietSep 24, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 24, 9 AM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Newswires 2Sep 24, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Sep 24, 1 PM — quietSep 24, 3 PM — quietSep 24, 5 PM — quietSep 24, 7 PM — quietSep 24, 9 PM — quietSep 24, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Mastodon 2, Newswires 1Yesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — 5 pieces · 1 post · 4 comments — Reddit 5Yesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Yesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Today, 1 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Today, 7 AM — quietToday, 9 AM — quietToday, 11 AM — quietToday, 1 PM — quiet 1–23–4
Sep 19Sep 20Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23Sep 24yesterdaynow · 3:18 PM ET
  1. 4

    The Hill confirms diesel over $6 in 49 states

    The Hill reports diesel is now above $6 per gallon in 49 states, with California the most expensive at an average of $8.42 per gallon according to AAA.

    1. first by The Hill, 4d ago

    • 🇪🇺 Europe is getting hit harder by the diesel crisis than any other major economy, and it's costing drivers €203 million a day. Filling up a 50-litre tank now costs about €30 more than it did in January, a 40% jump. Petrol is up 28% over the same period. 4 in 10 cars on

      @MarioNawfalX3d ago15▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 11 posts in this stretch
    • My house is electric. My car is electric. We have solar on it. We're efficient and our bills are very small. We're in such an incredibly lucky position, so many of my friends are in older homes, with huge energy bills that don't allow them to have capital to invest in green energy and they're driving expensive cars that are older and have issues…

      Iricliphanr/europe1d agoview on r/europe ↗
    • us@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/us/1079327/ Europe paying €200 million a day diesel premium, report shows #€236 # additional # diesel # drivers # exposed # geopolitical # High # paying # prices # pump # region # result # Trucks # week # Worlds

      us@pubeurope.comMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 3

    Diesel price tops $6.50/gallon for the first time in history

    Financial commentary account KobeissiLetter reports the US average diesel price hit $6.51/gallon, a record and a 101% increase since a January low, pushing California's average to $8.42/gallon.

    “US diesel prices are now above $6.50/gallon for the first time in history.”
    — @KobeissiLetter
    1. first by CBS News, 3d ago · also Bloomberg Markets

      1 more headline
    • It's official. US diesel prices are now above $6.50/gallon for the first time in history. The average price of diesel in the US hit $6.51/gallon this morning, now up +101% since the low seen in January. This has pushed California's average diesel price to $8.42/gallon, the

      @KobeissiLetterX5d ago142▲view on X ↗
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    Forbes diesel report circulates widely on social media

    The Forbes story on nearing $6 diesel prices spreads on Bluesky, drawing hundreds of engagements as the price milestone becomes a talking point.

    • forbes.com

      Nearly all 50 states in the U.S. are nearing diesel prices of $6 per gallon, with Texas and Oklahoma remaining as holdouts.

      forbes.comBluesky8d ago427▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Forbes reports diesel nearing $6/gallon in nearly all states

    Forbes reports that nearly all 50 U.S. states are nearing $6-per-gallon diesel, with only Texas and Oklahoma still below that level, and cites an analyst warning of rising grocery costs.

    “Every Grocery Run Just Got More Expensive…”
    — Analyst (cited by Forbes)
    1. first by Forbes Business, 8d ago

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. first by Wolf Street, 4d ago · also Bangkok Post

    1 more headline
  2. first by Financial Times, 3d ago · also FT

and 6 smaller pieces

What people are saying 8 voices from 2 sites · best of 13 · verbatim