# PADD 3 Stocks Reach 69.6 Million Barrels, 29% Above Five-Year Median _Aug 26, 2026_ > PADD 3 propane inventories reached 69.6 million barrels for the week ending Aug 21, 29% above the five-year median. Demand ran at 0.631 million b/d, 35% below the five-year median. Belvieu fell to $0.685/gal. _Numbers as of Aug 26, 2026 pull._ PADD 3 propane inventories reached **69.6 million barrels** for the week ending August 21, 29% above the five-year median and up 3% on the week, per EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report. US propane demand (product supplied) ran at **0.631 million barrels per day**, 35% below the five-year median and down 8% on the week. Mont Belvieu spot propane fell to **$0.685/gal**, down 5.3% on the week and 12% below its five-year median. [Chart: Mont Belvieu propane spot price](https://fill-line.com/current-price/propane) ([data](https://fill-line.com/current-price/propane.md) — chart image: https://fill-line.com/charts/issues/propane/2026-08-26/current-price/propane.png) - **US propane demand (product supplied, EIA WPSR):** 0.631 million b/d, down 8% week over week from the prior week, 35% below the five-year median. - **Mont Belvieu propane spot (EIA):** $0.685/gal, down 5.3% from the prior week, 12% below the five-year median. - **US propane exports (EIA WPSR):** 2.018 million b/d, 25% above the five-year median, down 1% on the week. - **US propane imports (EIA WPSR):** 0.082 million b/d, down 21.9% on the week, 12% above the five-year median. PADD 2 imports led the drop, falling 50% on the week to 0.020 million b/d and now sitting even with the five-year median. - **PADD 1A propane stocks (EIA WPSR):** 0.8 million barrels, 79% above the five-year median. US primary propane stocks of 109.5 million barrels cover **147 days of supply** at the trailing four-week product-supplied average of 0.743 million barrels per day (EIA WPSR, week ending August 21). That figure is a coverage ratio and does not net out exports. EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook puts US propane/propylene inventories at 103.8 million barrels at the end of December 2026. --- Canonical URL: https://fill-line.com/issues/2026-08-26