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US diesel prices surpass $6 per gallon, heightening freight pressure

US diesel prices surpass $6 per gallon, heightening freight pressure

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September 11th, 2026

US diesel prices surpass $6 per gallon, heightening freight pressure

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On Friday, diesel prices in the United States hit a new record high, surpassing an average of $6 per gallon, largely because the war between Washington and Iran has disrupted global fuel flows.

美國柴油價格週五再創新高,平均突破每加侖6美元,主因華盛頓與伊朗的戰爭擾亂了全球燃料流動。

According to data released by the automobile club AAA, the national average price has climbed to nearly $6.06, which is not only higher than last week's $5.85 but also far above the level of about $3.71 recorded during the same period last year.

根據汽車俱樂部AAA所公布的數據,全國平均價格已攀升至將近6.06美元,不僅高於上週的5.85美元,更遠超去年同期約3.71美元的水準。

The rise in diesel prices means that the transportation costs for a whole range of everyday goods have become more expensive as a result.

柴油價格攀升意味著一連串日常商品運輸成本隨之變得更加昂貴

The reason for this is that numerous freight and delivery networks rely on diesel as their primary fuel.

箇中原因在於眾多貨運配送網絡皆以柴油作為主要燃料

Some companies have already passed this higher cost on to consumers by adding surcharges to online orders and mailed parcels.

部分企業已透過對線上訂單及郵寄包裹加收費用將這筆更高的成本轉嫁至消費者身上。

Consumers are likely to feel the impact of rising prices more and more, especially in the grocery aisles.

消費者可能日益感受到價格衝擊尤其雜貨走道

Perishable foods such as meat and produce bear some of the most direct pressure from expensive diesel, because they need to be transported and restocked frequentlyor may be harvested using farm machinery powered by this fuel.

肉類農產品易腐食品承受著昂貴柴油最直接的壓力之一因為它們需要頻繁運送補貨——或者可能使用以這種燃料驅動農機進行收割

It may take some time for these costs to be passed on downstream.

這些成本或許還需一段時日方能向下游傳導

However, the surge in diesel prices is unlikely to subside so quickly.

然而柴油價格的飆升恐怕不會那麼快便消退

The retail prices of diesel and regular gasolinewhich reached a national average of nearly $4.30 on Fridayare closely tied to crude oil prices, and oil prices have recently resumed their upward climb.

柴油普通汽油零售價格——週五全美平均達到4.30美元——原油價格密切相關,而油價最近重啟漲勢

This week, as fighting between the United States and Iran escalated once again, both international benchmark Brent crude and US crude broke through $100 a barrel for the first time in months.

本週隨著美國伊朗戰鬥再次升級國際基準布倫特原油美國原油數月來首次突破每桶100美元

Meanwhile, the political consequences may continue to mount.

與此同時政治影響可能會不斷累積

President Donald Trump has repeatedly tried to play down the impact of the war he helped start, saying that oil prices may not fall until after the midterm elections in November.

總統唐納德·川普曾多次試圖淡化他共同發動的戰爭所帶來的影響他表示油價可能要到11月中期選舉之後才會回落。

US diesel prices are now more than 60% higher than they were before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran at the end of February, when the AAA national average stood at about $3.76 per gallon.

美國柴油價格現時較2月底美國和以色列襲擊伊朗高出逾60%當時AAA全國平均價格約為每加侖3.76美元

As supply chains in the Middle East were disruptedabove all because most tanker traffic was blocked at the crucial Strait of Hormuzthe cost of crude oil, the main raw material for refined fuels such as diesel and petrol, soared, and prices climbed sharply as a result.

由於中東供應鏈中斷尤其是大部分油輪交通在關鍵的霍爾木茲海峽受阻原油——柴油和汽油等精煉燃料的主要原料——成本飆升,價格隨之急劇攀升

Although there had been some hopes for peace earlier in the summer, oil prices are now climbing again as the fighting escalates once more.

儘管夏季早些時候曾有過一些和平希望,但隨著戰鬥再次升級油價如今重啟攀升。

Further supply disruptions are mounting.

更多供應中斷正在累積

The International Energy Agency reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia's oil output fell last month to its lowest level in thirty years, after Houthi attacks on its energy facilities.

國際能源署週五報告稱由於胡塞武裝襲擊其能源設施沙烏地阿拉伯上月石油產量降至三十年來最低

On Friday, the International Energy Agency also pointed out that the losses in the Middle East have been amplified by the war in Ukraine.

國際能源署週五還指出中東的損失因烏克蘭戰爭而放大

Russia's refining system has been disrupted by fierce Ukrainian attacks, almost halting its exports of refined petroleum products.

俄羅斯煉油系統因烏克蘭猛烈攻擊而中斷幾乎停止了成品油出口

Once adjusted for inflation, fuel prices have been higher in the past.

經通膨調整後燃料價格過去曾更高

For instance, before the 2008 financial crisis, diesel reached roughly $4.74 per gallon, which, according to the latest government data, is equivalent to $7.20 in 2026.

例如2008年金融危機前柴油達到每加侖約4.74美元根據政府最新數據相當於2026年的7.20美元

Meanwhile, the record of nearly $5.82 set just months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 works out to about $6.56 this year once adjusted for inflation.

2022年俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭僅數月後創下的近5.82美元當時紀錄按通膨調整後今年約為6.56美元

This is not enough to eliminate the pain caused by current high prices, which have already had knock-on effects on the economy and the broader cost of living.

這並不足以消除當前高價所帶來的痛苦這些價格已經對經濟更廣泛的生活成本產生連鎖反應。

Drivers are also feeling the strain when it comes to petrol.

駕駛者在汽油方面感受到壓力。

On Friday, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline stood at $4.29 per gallon, a figure that exceeds the $2.98 seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, yet remains below the national average peak of nearly $5.02 recorded in 2022.

週五,普通無鉛汽油的平均價格為每加侖4.29美元,此一數字高於伊朗戰爭爆發前的2.98美元,卻仍舊低於2022年全國平均近5.02美元的峰值。

For decades, diesel prices in the United States have consistently been higher than gasoline prices, and their earlier rise was even more rapid.

數十年來美國柴油價格一直高於汽油且此前漲勢更為迅猛

This is partly due to the lower elasticity of demand for diesel, as well as its overall role in global commerce.

這部分源於柴油需求彈性較低以及其在全球商業中的整體地位

For example, when gasoline prices soar, individual households may try to drive less, but the global freight network's reliance on diesel has virtually no immediately viable alternative.

例如當汽油價格高漲時個別家庭或許會設法減少駕車全球貨物運輸網絡對柴油的依賴卻幾乎沒有立即可行的替代方案

Diesel is an indispensable part of every stage of the food supply chain: it powers agricultural machinery and fishing boats, and it also drives the trains and trucks that head to grocery stores.

柴油是食品供應鏈各環節不可或缺的一環,為農機與漁船提供動力,也驅動著開往雜貨店的火車和卡車。

According to an alliance of independent grocers covering 7,500 supermarkets worldwide, fuel accounts for roughly 15% to 30% of the total cost of food.

根據一個涵蓋全球7,500家超市獨立雜貨商聯盟燃料約占食品總成本15%至30%

As a result, rising diesel costs tend to push up grocery prices, although an energy shock may take some time to work its way through the entire supply chain.

因此柴油成本上升往往使雜貨價格上漲儘管能源衝擊可能需要一段時間才能傳導至整個供應鏈

David Ortega, a professor of food economics and policy at Michigan State University, says that items requiring refrigeration during transport are often the first to see price increases.

密西根州立大學食品經濟與政策教授大衛·奧爾特加表示運輸過程中需要保持冷藏的物品往往最先出現價格上漲

For example, in July, overall grocery prices in the United States rose 2.7% compared with the same period last year, but seafood prices climbed 7% and fresh fruit prices rose 4.9%.

例如7月美國整體雜貨價格較去年同期上漲2.7%海鮮價格上漲7%新鮮水果價格上漲4.9%

Ortega warned that other factors may also be at play simultaneously.

奧爾特加警告稱其他因素亦可能同時發揮作用

Although lettuce also faced higher transportation costs in July, its price fell rather than rose, because a cyclospora outbreak caused demand to shrink.

儘管7月萵苣同樣承受較高的運輸成本然而由於環孢子蟲疫情致使需求萎縮其價格不升反降。

Even so, the longer diesel prices remain high, the greater the pressure consumers are likely to bear.

儘管如此,柴油價格居高不下的時間越長,消費者可能承受的壓力就越大。

Alto explained last week: "At first, most of the cost increase will be absorbed within the supply chain through existing freight contracts and retailers' profit margins.

奧爾特加上週解釋:「起初大部分成本增加透過現有貨運合約零售商利潤率在供應鏈中被吸收

But as contracts are repriced and fuel surcharges take effect, more of the cost will be passed on to grocery stores."

隨著合約重新定價燃料附加費生效更多成本傳導雜貨店。」

As early as April, the e-commerce giant Amazon imposed a temporary 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on some third-party sellers.

早在4月電子商務巨頭亞馬遜便對部分第三方賣家徵收暫時性的3.5%燃料與物流附加費

UPS, FedEx and the United States Postal Service also took action in the early days of the war, adding fees to some of the packages they delivered, citing rising overall fuel costs.

聯合包裹聯邦快遞美國郵政署亦於戰爭初期採取行動對其運送的部分包裹加收費用理由是整體燃料成本上升

Experts warn that the longer diesel prices remain high, the greater the potential increase in prices may be.

專家警告柴油價格居高不下的時間愈長價格上漲的幅度可能愈大

A range of other products, such as clothing, cosmetics, and furniture, likewise depend on diesel-powered networks for transportation.

服裝化妝品家具等一系列其他產品同樣依賴以柴油驅動的網絡進行運輸

Its impact has long since extended beyond the realm of consumer goods.

其影響範疇早已超越消費品領域

A number of public transport buses and trains likewise rely on diesel as their source of power.

若干公共運輸巴士火車同樣以柴油為動力來源

Diesel generators, meanwhile, are widely used for backup or emergency power supply, and in certain remote regions of the world they even serve as the primary source of electricity.

柴油發電機普遍應用於備用緊急電力供應甚至在世界某些偏遠地區更擔綱主要電力來源之角色

Experts warn that the consequences may continue to intensify, particularly in African and Asian countries, which rely more heavily on imports from the Middle East and have already been hit hardest by the energy shock.

專家警告後果可能持續加深尤其是在非洲和亞洲國家這些國家更依賴中東進口,且已受到能源衝擊最嚴重的打擊

According to the latest global gasoline price data, Nigeria's diesel prices have soared by more than 90% since the end of February, closely followed by Indonesia with an increase of nearly 87%, while Lebanon reached 80%.

根據全球汽油價格的最新數據,奈及利亞的柴油價格自2月底以來已飆升逾90%,緊隨其後的是印尼,漲幅接近87%,而黎巴嫩則達80%。

With fuel taxes, local economic conditions and numerous other factors all coming into play, price tags vary markedly from country to country.

燃料稅當地經濟狀況等諸多因素交織之下各國價格標籤呈現顯著差異

As of Monday, the average price of diesel in Nigeria stood at roughly $4.95 per gallon (1,730 naira per litre).

截至週一奈及利亞柴油平均價格約為每加侖4.95美元每公升1,730奈拉)。

Meanwhile, the highest price recorded in the global petrol price report was in Hong Kong, where diesel costs soared by nearly 26% during the war, averaging $17.78 per gallon (close to HK$37 per litre) on Monday.

與此同時全球汽油價格報告所載最高標價落於香港當地柴油成本於戰爭期間飆漲近26%週一平均達每加侖17.78美元每公升近37港元)。

What lies ahead may be a long road of constrained supplyand, quite possibly, steadily rising prices.

前方可能是一條供應受限的漫長道路——或許還有越來越高的價格。

S&P Global Energy said on Thursday that it currently does not expect Middle Eastern crude oil production to return to pre-war levels before the end of 2027.

標普全球能源週四表示,目前預計中東原油產量在2027年底前不會恢復到戰前水平。

Jim Burkhard, Vice President at S&P Global Energy and Head of Global Crude Oil Research, said: "The market will not return to calm; rather, it is adapting to a new normal."

標普全球能源副總裁全球原油研究主管吉姆·伯克哈德表示:「市場不會恢復平靜而是在適應新常態。」

He pointed out that security and logistical challenges continue to constrain the flow of oil.

他指出安全後勤方面挑戰持續制約石油流動

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