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MONT BELVIEU & CONWAY AVERAGE THURSDAY PROPANE PRICES

at a glance During the latest mid-month period, prices at Mont Belvieu, Texas, increased. The posted prices increased 21.25 cents/gal, from September mid-month to October mid-month, and spot prices increased 21.875 cents. Conway, Kansas, postings increased 22.5 cents/gal and spots increased 24.5 cents over the month.

MID-WEEK AVERAGEβ€ˆPOSTED/SPOTβ€ˆPROPANEβ€ˆPRICES (Cents per Gallon)

09/17/26
09/24/26
10/01/26
10/08/26
10/15/26
Mont Belvieu
β€”
β€”
β€”
β€”
β€”
posted
95.125
96.625
101.500
104.750
116.375
spot
81.750 – 82.500
87.000 – 87.000
87.250 – 88.125
95.125 – 95.875
103.625 – 104.000
Conway
β€”
β€”
β€”
β€”
β€”
posted
83.585
84.710
86.400
93.835
106.085
spot
76.000 – 77.000
81.500 – 81.750
82.125 – 84.250
91.750 – 92.500
100.500 – 101.500

CANADIAN INVENTORIES (Thousand Cubic Meters)

Sept 2026
Aug 2026
Change
Sept 2025
PROPANE
β€”
β€”
β€”
β€”
Propane-East
447.5
411.6
42.4%
501.3
Propane-West
1237.2
1084.1
29.5%
1097.8
Total Propane
1684.7
1495.7
32.8%
1599.1
BUTANE
β€”
β€”
β€”
β€”
Butane-East
520.7
459.0
35.4%
583.9
Butane-West
773.3
742.6
4.7%
887.8
Total Butane
1294.0
1201.6
14.6%
1471.7

at a glance Canada’s primary underground propane inventories increased by 12.6% in September, according to the Canada Energy Regulator. The total represented a month-to-month increase of 189 Mcm. Compared to a year earlier, stocks were higher, with 85.6 Mcm, or 5.4%, more product on hand.

U.S. PROPANE INVENTORIES

U.S. PROPANE INVENTORIES Sept. 11 – Oct. 9, 2026, and One Year Ago (Thousand Barrels)

09/11/26
09/18/26
09/25/26
10/02/26
10/09/26
09/05/25
East Coast
7.734
7.934
8.066
8.112
8.344
8.927
Midwest
26.259
26.090
25.642
25.676
25.685
27.063
Gulf Coast
69.626
68.434
70.424
68.671
66.728
60.914

Rocky Mtn & West Coast

5.473
5.412
5.515
5.388
5.618
5.472
U.S.
109.092
107.870
109.647
107.846
106.375
102.376

at a glance United States propane stocks experienced a 2.717 MMbbl decrease from September to October. East Coast stocks increased 61,000 bbl, the Midwest decreased 574,000 bbl, the Gulf Coast decreased 2.898 MMbbl, and the Rocky Mountain/West Coast increased 145,000 bbl. Compared to the same time in 2025, the October 2026 U.S. stocks were 3.999 MMbbl higher.

U.S. RESIDENTIAL PROPANE PRICES (Mid-Month, Cents per Gallon)

Sept 2026*
Oct 2026
Sept 2025
East Coast (PADD 1)
N/A
364.7
332.5
Midwest (PADD 2)
N/A
211.2
191.5
Average U.S.
N/A
263.8
242.5

Source: β€œWeekly Heating Oil and Propane Prices,” Energy Information Administration

*The Energy Information Administration reports U.S. residential propane prices from October to April each year. For this reason, September data is unavailable.

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