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# Propane Exports Hit 2.469 Million b/d, 101% Above Five-Year Median

_Sep 23, 2026_

> Propane exports hit 2.469 million b/d for the week ended Sept. 18, 101% above the five-year median and up 12% on the week. Primary stocks held at 107.9 million barrels. Mont Belvieu spot: $0.864/gal.

_Numbers as of Sep 23, 2026 pull._

US propane exports hit **2.469 million b/d** for the week ended September 18, 101% above the five-year median and up 12% week over week, per EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Primary stocks sat at **107.9 million barrels**, with PADD 3, the Gulf Coast, at 68.4 million barrels, 22% above the 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/2026-09-23/current-price/propane.png)


- **US propane exports** (EIA WPSR): 2.469 million b/d, up 12% week over week, 101% above the five-year median.
- **Mont Belvieu propane spot** (EIA): $0.864/gal, down 1.3% on the week, 23% above the five-year median.
- **US propane demand** (product supplied, EIA WPSR): 0.764 million b/d for the week, down 26% on the week and 39% below the five-year median.
- **PADD 2, the Midwest, propane imports** (EIA WPSR): 0.041 million b/d, up 37% on the week, 78% above the five-year median.
- **PADD 1 propane imports** (EIA WPSR): 0.010 million b/d, down 33% on the week, 47% below the five-year median.

Primary stocks covered **120 days of supply** at the trailing four-week product-supplied average of 0.896 million b/d, per EIA's WPSR as of September 18. The softest regional position is PADD 1B, the Central Atlantic, at 5.2 million barrels, 6% below the five-year median. EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook puts end-of-December US propane/propylene inventories at 100.4 million barrels.

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