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US propane statistics (July 2026)
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US inventories #
US propane inventories stand at 99.8 million barrels, 21% 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 Jul 17, 2026
Tightest region #
PADD 1A (New England) propane stocks are the tightest region, 4% below the 5-yr median.
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report · Propane and propylene ending stocks · Primary storage, excluding propylene at terminal · PADD 1A (New England) · through Jul 17, 2026
US residential price #
The US average residential propane price was $2.674/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 Mar 30, 2026
Mont Belvieu spot #
Mont Belvieu propane spot is $0.726/gal.
About this data: EIA daily spot price · Mont Belvieu propane spot price · FOB Mont Belvieu · Mont Belvieu, TX · through Jul 20, 2026
Residential-to-Mont-Belvieu spread #
The US residential propane price sits $1.839/gal over the Mont Belvieu hub — a broad gross-spread indicator, not an estimate of propane dealer profit margin.
About this data: Derived from EIA propane price series · US residential price vs Mont Belvieu · Price difference between two EIA quotes · through Mar 30, 2026
Highest state price #
California propane has the highest surveyed residential propane price, 460,501 propane-heated homes (3.4%).
About this data: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year), table B25040 · Occupied homes heating with bottled, tank, or LP gas (propane) · Occupied housing units · California
Lowest state price #
Nebraska propane prices has the lowest surveyed residential propane price, $1.642/gal.
About this data: EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program survey · Residential retail propane price · Residential, retail · Nebraska propane prices · through Mar 30, 2026
US production #
US propane production is running 2.894 million b/d (EIA weekly).
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report · Propane and propylene supply (production, exports, imports, product supplied) · United States · through Jul 17, 2026
US exports #
US propane exports are running 1.573 million b/d (EIA weekly).
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report · Propane and propylene supply (production, exports, imports, product supplied) · United States · through Jul 17, 2026
US demand #
US propane product supplied is running 0.526 million b/d (EIA weekly).
About this data: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report · Propane and propylene supply (production, exports, imports, product supplied) · United States · through Jul 17, 2026
Best-supplied region #
PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) propane stocks are the best-supplied region, 31% 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 Jul 17, 2026