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Diesel in California rises to $7 a gallon as wars in Europe and Middle East strain supply

Diesel prices are rising again just as farmers prepare for the harvest and freight transportation picks up ahead of the holiday shopping season.

CNBC1 hr ago

Published by CurrentWire Aug 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET · First coverage Aug 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM ET

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Filed under World · United States · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: California (3), Middle East (none).

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