Propane prices ?

21incher · October 26, 2021, 03:02:02 PM

We only use about 180 gallons of propane a year for hot water and cooking. We have a 100 gallon tank and call for a delivery when it's about at 10% left which is twice a year. My wife called for a delivery yesterday and was told it's at $4.89 a gallon now and that could go up soon. Wondering what everyone else is paying this year. It's quite a jump over the price we paid 6 months ago.

Southside · October 26, 2021, 03:06:53 PM

Beter get it while you can. Several weeks ago it was announced that there will be propane shortages this winter. For your own safety of course.

Jeff · October 26, 2021, 03:17:15 PM

Just ordered in the u.p. for the cabin 2.07 a gallon. Back at home it is 1.89. We have line 5 that is in hot debate and if that goes down, big trouble in river city up here

HemlockKing · October 26, 2021, 03:38:41 PM

Was at Canadian(offshore) tire today and motor oil made a 50%+ price jump! 70$ before tax for a jug of 5L Oil!! So long gone just sit back and watch this insanity unfold. I don’t know how much longer this is sustainable.

It’s everything. Except wages

sawguy21 · October 26, 2021, 03:48:45 PM

And my governent pension. :

I paid $32cdn for 25L of oil a short time ago, sure glad I didn't wait. The landlady made noises that I might want to look for something more affordable after giving me notice of a rent increase which is limited by law. She wants to let it out at market value which has shot up since I moved here, I can't blame her but rentals are scarce.

HemlockKing · October 26, 2021, 04:03:25 PM

Quote from: sawguy21 on October 26, 2021, 03:48:45 PM
And my governent pension. : I paid $32cdn for 25L of oil a short time ago, sure glad I didn't wait. The landlady made noises that I might want to look for something more affordable after giving me notice of a rent increase which is limited by law. She wants to let it out at market value which has shot up since I moved here, I can't blame her but rentals are scarce.

It's okay sawguy! Everything is totally fine! Let's print a bunch of money, keep playing identity politics, and bringing in nearly 1m immigrants in a year with a country with a housing supply shortage as it is. The house is on fire but everyone is sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner like nothing

snobdds · October 26, 2021, 04:23:34 PM

The best medicine for high prices, is high prices. It's the wait for the crash that hurts.

An economic truism...

Stephen1 · October 26, 2021, 04:41:00 PM

I am locked into a 3 cent per liter price increase from last year.

Nebraska · October 26, 2021, 05:08:02 PM

1.90 a gallon for household.
10 cent discount for Ag... (mostly grain dryers).
I got my tank full just in time to beat the rise.

Nebraska · October 26, 2021, 05:09:05 PM

So where did all this oil go?

snobdds · October 26, 2021, 05:52:02 PM

It's economics 101, supply and demand.

If you shut down supply and demand comes back, which it has, you're going to see higher prices.

21incher · October 26, 2021, 07:10:16 PM

Wow looks like we are over double everyone else's price. Must be some price gouging going on because we called another dealer and the price is the same.

Southside · October 26, 2021, 07:24:17 PM

Last time I looked it was $3.29 here, that was a few weeks ago. How much of that is tax there in NY?

sprucebunny · October 26, 2021, 07:30:11 PM

Last summer it was $4.07 here. I talked them down to $3.54 because I have 3 accounts ( kind of >> one house I sold, another uses 50 gallons a year and the other currently has no gas appliances)

21incher · October 26, 2021, 07:48:47 PM

Quote from: Southside on October 26, 2021, 07:24:17 PM
Last time I looked it was $3.29 here, that was a few weeks ago. How much of that is tax there in NY?

Looks like it is 43 cents a gallon plus 8% sales tax. Not sure if the raise to 92 cents a gallon they are pushing for has passed yet.

Southside · October 26, 2021, 08:10:40 PM

That's absolutely insane.

newoodguy78 · October 26, 2021, 08:15:00 PM

Quote from: 21incher on October 26, 2021, 07:48:47 PM
Quote from: Southside on October 26, 2021, 07:24:17 PM
Last time I looked it was $3.29 here, that was a few weeks ago. How much of that is tax there in NY?
Looks like it is 43 cents a gallon plus 8% sales tax. Not sure if the raise to 92 cents a gallon they are pushing for has passed yet.

Are you in NY state?

21incher · October 26, 2021, 08:27:48 PM

Quote from: newoodguy78 on October 26, 2021, 08:15:00 PM
Quote from: 21incher on October 26, 2021, 07:48:47 PM
Quote from: Southside on October 26, 2021, 07:24:17 PM
Last time I looked it was $3.29 here, that was a few weeks ago. How much of that is tax there in NY?
Looks like it is 43 cents a gallon plus 8% sales tax. Not sure if the raise to 92 cents a gallon they are pushing for has passed yet.
Are you in NY state?

Yes out by Rochester.

Ljohnsaw · October 26, 2021, 08:33:23 PM

My go-to bulk supplier give a discount for cash and for over 20 gallons. They only charge for what the meter reads as opposed to charging 5 gallons to fill a BBQ tank that only holds 4.25 gallons (85% fill). So there price cash on 20+ gallons today was $3.19/g. My daughter works at a feed store and employees (and families) get propane at cost + 10%. So I filled 9 tanks at $2.40/g. Their price on exchange is a couple bucks higher than Walmart but I just did the two out dated (1990) tanks/valves I had because I was there. $20.24 each. Pretty much a rip off since they only have 3.5 gallons of propane in them (per the tag) - $5.78/gallon!

newoodguy78 · October 26, 2021, 09:30:05 PM

@21incher I feel your pain lived in that state for15 years that was enough for me. Incredibly diverse and beautiful landscape but the cost of living there was and sounds like still is brutal.

Southside · October 26, 2021, 09:37:43 PM

We looked at some farmland in the Little Falls area, looked really seriously at it several times. Absolutely beautiful country with great grass growing land. The taxes, OMG the taxes. There was no way I could see me being able to afford things with that tax burden. Must be a lot of last generation farmers selling to developers over that way.

blackfoot griz · October 26, 2021, 11:46:45 PM

$1.60 last fill here. We put in a 1000 gallon underground tank that will take of a full year of heating and cooking.

That said, it didn't help when I clipped the tank this spring. Snapped off the pressure relief valve. The fire dept showed up. We had to move out for two days while 800+ gallons vented out.

We've effectively spent $3.20/gallon this year...

SwampDonkey · October 27, 2021, 06:23:02 AM

:D :D :D Propane!! That ain't even worth looking at for noth'n. I'll make wood gas first. :D :D $5.20 in these parts. :D :D You need deep wallets if you rely on anything out of the ground up here to keep you warm. Not much left from a $1400 pension cheque (based on 1982 wages and cost of living). What? I gotta pay rent to?? :

I guess I'll have to go to the food bank if I want to eat.

Patrick NC · October 27, 2021, 07:13:27 AM

Quote from: Southside on October 26, 2021, 09:37:43 PM
We looked at some farmland in the Little Falls area, looked really seriously at it several times. Absolutely beautiful country with great grass growing land. The taxes, OMG the taxes. There was no way I could see me being able to afford things with that tax burden. Must be a lot of last generation farmers selling to developers over that way.

My youngest brother has 2 acres and a house in Spencer ( between Buffalo and Niagara falls) and he pays almost 15000 a year between land and school tax.