# US Propane Stocks 34% Above Normal at 81.2 Million Barrels _May 27, 2026_ > US propane stocks held 81.2 million barrels in the week ended May 22, 34% above the 5-yr median, with PADD 3 at 48% above normal and PADD 1C the lone region below the median at 11% under. US propane stocks stood at **81.2 million barrels** in the week ended May 22, per EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report, running **34% above the 5-year median** as build season advances. PADD 3, the Gulf Coast, held **55.0 million barrels** at **48% above its 5-year median**, accounting for the bulk of the national surplus. [Chart: PADD 1 (East Coast) propane price](https://fill-line.com/region/padd1) ([data](https://fill-line.com/region/padd1.md) — chart image: https://fill-line.com/charts/region/padd1/chart.png) - **PADD 1C (Lower Atlantic): 1.1 million barrels, 11% below the 5-yr median** (EIA WPSR). The only region tracking below normal as of May 22, a divergence from the broad domestic picture. - **Mont Belvieu propane spot: $0.786/gal, 6% above the 5-yr median**, up 0.9% on the week (EIA). The hub holds modestly above seasonal norms. - **US days of supply: 104 days**, based on 81.2 million barrels of stock and a four-week average product supplied of 780 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) per EIA's WPSR as of May 22. - **Propane exports to Puerto Rico: 7 Mb/d** in the latest monthly trade figures, 600% above the 5-yr median for that destination. Monthly export data carries a one-month reporting lag. Data note: 16 series in the digest, including several consumption and inventory figures, have not updated in more than two weeks. Any figure from those series should be treated as stale. --- Canonical URL: https://fill-line.com/issues/2026-05-27