Propane pre-buy prices?

[laker1]

The last price I was quoted (Monday) from Federated in Cambridge was 1.799. Prebuy is open until September 12.

Laker, which location are you buying from?

From the Princeton(sp) office.

Was $1.74 for a fill and prebuy for winter is $ 1.84 for cash and $1.89 for credit card.

[candiru]

Stopped by my propane place yesterday. I got 2 20 pounders filled ($15 each). Home delivery price was $1.55.

[CigarGuy]

Called to just to double check prices. $1.69 till March, delivered to cabin on Cook end of Vermilion.

[Down2Earth]

I didn't need it but they were in the area, East of Willmar, and called to see if I wanted it topped off. $1.49

[Wanderer]

I've heard the reason prices haven't gone up like last year were:

Farmer's not needing needing as much for drying.

Not as cold of weather.

No supply/distribution problems.

Whatya gonna do??? I guess I'm glad I pre-bought anyway so I don't have to think about it till next year. Commodities are always tough to predict.

[BuckSutherland]

Farmers as a whole across the country probably used more propane than ever this year by a long long ways.

[Wanderer]

Well, I guess it all depends on where a person gets their news...

For the most part I think they just toss things out there to quiet the masses. I'll be thankful that we have both low gasoline and low propane prices for now. I wouldn't want someone to come up with a convenient crisis to pilfer the country's new found spending power.

[Down2Earth]

Wanderer, is it possible for you just to purchase from someone else until the price goes back above the prebuy price?

[Wanderer]

Nope. I'm on auto fill with a rented tank from Federated. I'd have to get a different tank.

I'll pull out my pre-buy contract and check on the pricing. I've read in the past if the current price is lower than the pre-buy price, that's the price they'll charge. That's another reason why it always seemed to be a no brainer to pre-buy.

It was just a big deal to me this year to come up with the full season fuel expense up front but I wasn't going to risk another year like last year.

Now I'm working on getting my HSA funded for my new ACA benefits! Hmm, "funded" = fun dead?

[Slawko]

Just shaking my head here and getting that helpless feeling. Recent propane fill at our cabin near Longville, MN with Ferrell gas $2.19/gal. with rented tank and no prepay. Called up Lakes gas and asked for home delivered price...$1.94/gal. Went on the internet and looked up price of propane in Minnesota (gov. site) and for 12/29/14 the price was $1.84/gal. Called Ferrell Gas back and tried to discuss my bill's price but no budging on that one! Looks like propane prices are all over the place and they charge whatever?

[dougger222]

I had a ferrell tank at the cabin when I bought it and they gave me a pretty good price for my first fill. My second fill they wanted 35 cents a gallon more than the co-op. One call and I had a co-op tank in my yard and bye bye ferrell tank.

[bak2MN]

I own my tank and can buy from anyone. Farrell is always the cheapest or close enough that I use them.

[CigarGuy]

Thought I would bring this topic up again.  Called Ferrel yesterday and propane is .99gal., what a difference a year makes!

[rundrave]

I got 150 gallons back in July for $.89 a gallon

[Scott K]

If propane is so cheap, why does it cost so much to get a 100 pound propane tank filled? My understanding is a 100 pound tank holds 23.6 gallons. But in 3 different places I was quoted from least to most, $62.50, $78.00, and $108. Even the cheaper price of $62.50 is still $2.65 per gallon, then up to $4.58 per gallon

[delcecchi]

That, along with the handling of those tanks as I get older, is why I went to the permanent tank. 

[Dotch]

Ya those 100 lb'ers are plenty heavy if I haven't been eating my Wheaties. Can do it; would rather not. Using the skidloader helps but haven't needed to wrassle it since we put hot water in the garage. We have a 500 gallon tank for heat and the gas stove. Some winters wish I could swap it out for a 1000 gallon tank. Cash price got down to $.49 at one point back in July. Unfortunately my tank was still full when the guy stopped to top it off.  Right now cash price is sitting at $.99. Contract price had been at $.69 in that same timeframe. Appears to be edging up as the corn drying season approaches.

Edit: Was just informed by the local LP purveyor that contracting is over as of yesterday so what you see is what you pay. Still beats $5 all hollow.

Edited September 23, 2015 by Dotch

[Iambjm]

I prepaid 800 gallons at $1.30 a gallon in Grand Rapids Minnesota

[CigarGuy]

I just ordered last Friday 1.09gal. from ferrellgas.  Cook, MN

 

[Down2Earth]

I just I just filled last Wednesday at .99 a gallon.  

[rundrave]

I just got 250 gallons this afternoon at my home for $1.21 gallon

[gunner55]

We just filled at the lake for $1.39 pre-bought. Could got it for $1.19 from Cenex in Deer River Mn