# Mont Belvieu Propane at $0.676/Gal, 19% Below the 5-Year Median _Jul 8, 2026_ > The Mont Belvieu propane spot fell 3.8% on the week to $0.676/gal, 19% below the 5-year median, as US propane stocks hold at 90.5 million barrels and 141 days of supply heading into mid-build season. _Numbers as of Jul 9, 2026 pull._ The Mont Belvieu propane spot settled at **$0.676/gal** this week, down 3.8% on the week and 19% below the 5-year median per EIA. US propane stocks stood at **90.5 million barrels** as of July 3, equivalent to 141 days of supply at a trailing four-week average demand rate of 644 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d), per the EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report. The surplus is broad: PADD 3, the Gulf Coast, accounts for 56.9 million barrels of that total and sits 32% above the 5-year median. [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 3, the Gulf Coast:** 56.9 million barrels, 32% above the 5-year median per the EIA WPSR. Stocks drew 3% on the week but the region carries the largest surplus in the country. - **PADD 1B, the Central Atlantic:** 5.9 million barrels, 30% above the 5-year median, up 3% on the week per the EIA WPSR. - **PADD 1A, New England:** 0.3 million barrels, 4% below the 5-year median. The only region running below normal. - **Product supplied:** 644 Mb/d on a trailing four-week average per the EIA WPSR, the demand rate underpinning the 141-day supply figure. - **EIA outlook:** EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook puts US propane/propylene inventories at 98.5 million barrels at end of December 2026. --- Canonical URL: https://fill-line.com/issues/2026-07-08