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US residential price vs Mont Belvieu

US residential survey price minus the Mont Belvieu daily spot: a broad gross-spread indicator, not an estimate of dealer profit margin (October-March)

Data through Mar 30, 2026 · source last checked Jul 26, 2026 · page revised Jul 26, 2026

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Source
Derived from EIA propane price series
Series
US residential price vs Mont Belvieu
Basis
Price difference between two EIA quotes
Unit
$/gal
Calculation
Weekly, Oct-Mar heating season
Last observation
Mar 30, 2026
Update frequency
Weekly, Oct-Mar

Now $1.839/gal, 4% above the 4-yr median. The EIA weekly price survey runs October through March; the latest reading is $1.839/gal from Mar 30, 2026. The survey resumes in October.

The residential-to-Belvieu spread fell 11.5 cents week-over-week to $1.839/gal. The spread stands 4% above the 4-year median of $1.766/gal.

Final weeks of the 2025-26 heating season
PeriodCurrentPriorChange
vs 4-yr median$1.839/gal$1.766/gal+4.1%
Year over year$1.839/gal$1.787/gal+2.9%
vs 4 weeks ago$1.839/gal$1.978/gal-7.0%
Week over week$1.839/gal$1.954/gal-5.9%