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williewilliejuan said:
How big is your barbecue?
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Kburjr said:
I wish. Got 400 last week at $2.19
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My understanding is propane is a 'regional' price.

They use propane to dry corn/beans headed to market. Moisture levels when being harvested are typically 15% (per kernel) or so.
We had an extremely dry year last season so moisture levels were in the 9 - 12% range. i.e. Less propane was needed to get it dried out which led to a supply/demand surplus in this area. I don't know the max moisture content when it's taken out of the elevators and loaded onto trains/barges.
My buddies $1 million JD combine tells him the moisture level in the field as he's harvesting. Therefore he knows how much his corn/beans will bring if he takes it to market right away. If the CBOT price is low he just stores it in his silos until the price comes back up. Naturally he'll need to dump it at some point before the next season's harvest.

Y'all likely had a normal to wet moisture content last harvest.

I paid $1.429/gallon in early December. Then the $1.599 here a couple days ago.
$.17 per gallon difference on 400 gallons is $68 on a full tank.

They'll let me pre-pay for propane in July/August but I've been burned on 1,000 gallons before where the cost per gallon come winter was lower than it was when I pre-paid in the summer.
Not saying I won't pre-pay again at some point, but pre-pay is kind of a crapshoot.
 
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Red_Alert said:
My understanding is propane is a 'regional' price.

They use propane to dry corn/beans headed to market. Moisture levels when being harvested are typically 15% (per kernel) or so.
We had an extremely dry year last season so moisture levels were in the 9 - 12% range. i.e. Less propane was needed to get it dried out which led to a supply/demand surplus in this area. I don't know the max moisture content when it's taken out of the elevators and loaded onto trains/barges.
My buddies $1 million JD combine tells him the moisture level in the field as he's harvesting. Therefore he knows how much his corn/beans will bring if he takes it to market right away. If the CBOT price is low he just stores it in his silos until the price comes back up. Naturally he'll need to dump it at some point before the next season's harvest.

Y'all likely had a normal to wet moisture content last harvest.

I paid $1.429/gallon in early December. Then the $1.599 here a couple days ago.
$.17 per gallon difference on 400 gallons is $68 on a full tank.

They'll let me pre-pay for propane in July/August but I've been burned on 1,000 gallons before where the cost per gallon come winter was lower than it was when I pre-paid in the summer.
Not saying I won't pre-pay again at some point, but pre-pay is kind of a crapshoot.
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Do you have an account with Strickland Propane?
 
Red_Alert said:
My grill is just a 5 lb tank. I get those tanks refilled in town.

I use propane to heat my home.
It's a 500 gallon tank that was down to 15%. They'll only fill it to 400 gallons (80%) due to expansion.

About that discount?
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We talking like a @kobesgame discount?
 
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