diesel

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Record diesel prices are crushing California’s truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Potato farmer Ben Savidge says if the price of red diesel stays high planting will cost around £5 more per tonne that before the Iran conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Nationwide diesel prices also notched a wartime high of $5.67 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In the West Coast, which is more exposed to imports from Asia, it’s even higher at $5.93 for gasoline and $7.75 for diesel.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She thought of his hair as silver, to go along with his silver tongue, which he used trying to talk her into buying diesel Cadillacs with red-leather interiors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston