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US propane statistics (October 2026)
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US inventories #
US propane inventories stand at 107.8 million barrels, 8.1% above the 5-yr median for the date.
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report · Propane and propylene ending stocks · Primary storage, excluding propylene at terminal · United States · through Oct 2, 2026
Tightest region #
PADD 1C (Lower Atlantic) propane stocks are the tightest region, 10.2% below the 5-yr median.
US residential price #
The US average residential propane price was $2.598/gal in the EIA weekly survey.
About this data: EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program survey · Propane price, residential and wholesale/resale · Residential and wholesale/resale · United States · through Oct 5, 2026
Mont Belvieu spot #
Mont Belvieu propane spot is $0.919/gal.
About this data: EIA daily spot price · Mont Belvieu propane spot price · FOB Mont Belvieu · Mont Belvieu, TX · through Oct 6, 2026
Residential-to-Mont-Belvieu spread #
The US residential propane price sits $1.665/gal over the Mont Belvieu hub, both legs read from the same reporting week. It is a broad gross-spread indicator, not an estimate of propane dealer profit margin.
About this data: EIA daily spot price · Mont Belvieu propane spot price · FOB Mont Belvieu · Mont Belvieu, TX · through Oct 6, 2026
Highest state price #
Florida has the highest surveyed residential propane price, $4.864/gal.
About this data: EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program survey · Residential retail propane price · Residential, retail · Florida propane prices · through Oct 5, 2026
Lowest state price #
North Dakota has the lowest surveyed residential propane price, $1.608/gal.
About this data: EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program survey · Residential retail propane price · Residential, retail · North Dakota propane prices · through Oct 5, 2026
US production #
US propane production is running 2.904 million b/d (EIA weekly).
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report; exports by destination from EIA monthly trade data · Propane and propylene supply (production, exports, imports, product supplied) · United States · through Oct 2, 2026
US exports #
US propane exports are running 2.464 million b/d (EIA weekly).
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report; exports by destination from EIA monthly trade data · Propane and propylene supply (production, exports, imports, product supplied) · United States · through Oct 2, 2026
US demand #
US propane product supplied is running 0.773 million b/d (EIA weekly).
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report; exports by destination from EIA monthly trade data · Propane and propylene supply (production, exports, imports, product supplied) · United States · through Oct 2, 2026
Best-supplied region #
PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) propane stocks are the best-supplied region, 18.2% above the 5-yr median.
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report · Propane and propylene ending stocks · Primary storage, excluding propylene at terminal · PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) · through Oct 2, 2026