diesel

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Since early March, diesel prices here have risen sharply, inbound freight costs have spiked, and fertilizer—roughly a third of globally traded supply normally transits the strait—has become scarcer and dramatically more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

On the price side, refined products like diesel have seen surges on the order of 150%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Gasoline prices are up 15% and diesel has increased 30% across the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

While electric cars are making inroads in new sales, diesel is still the most widely used fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The Land Rover smashed through a pall of diesel smoke and bounced as it hit a pothole.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston