Just because the price of diesel fuel went from 311.9 this morning at Colborns in Mora to 334.9 this afternoon doesn’t mean a thing. Just because it’s a big travel week with Christmas is just a conincedence. Really, it means nothing. 
Depends on when they purchased it
Depends on when they purchased it
sorry bud……i’m with dutchy on this one!!!!!
seems to happen every big travel holiday!!!!!
I agree!! north to south in Alex today was 20 cents different in gas.. all BS
Well, I’m not always right. I do have 2 x-wives 
I think a lot of the price jumping is software anticipating the market and shifting prices. Software exists that can listen to you talking about a thing, anticipate sales and adjust the price. Like you talk about bowling and later that day facebook is advertising bowling alley’s in your feed.
I’m sure wholesale prices are going up for the holidays so the retail price follows. Don’t blame the little independent station. The mega chains like KT, Casey’s, Holidays, etc. They set the price. 
I find my most stable prices and generally cheaper at the small station in st Stephen. Actually it’s almost always cheaper I cannot remember when it was higher even by a penny.
If a station buys fuel today and the price jumped 10 cents they jack the price up. That gas isn’t in their tanks yet. If the price drops 10 cents they hold the price steady.
Prices are always higher at stations right off of the highway too. The holiday and Casey’s off of ten on golden spike road in Sauk rapids are at 2.98/gallon. Go a mile down the road to holiday on Benton drive it’s 2.66. I will keep driving the extra mile to get gas!
Sadly I don’t remember the last time I even looked at prices, all I know is everything I drive is fuel or gas hungry. Big truck takes 200 every other day, and personal truck is ball park 150 every few days. No matter the price, it sucks. Make gas .99 cents again 
The commodity prices of crude and gasoline haven’t really moved in months.
Looking at prices doesnt affect me buying it, I need it when I need it but I always find myself looking at the prices and it astounds me the variations in pricing. Some stations change daily while others could go weeks without changing.
Price gouging in many sectors has been excessive for several years now. Just my opinion, but I cannot understand how people can go on and on and on about not trusting big government but not big business.
Price gouging in many sectors has been excessive for several years now. Just my opinion, but I cannot understand how people can go on and on and on about not trusting big government but not big business.
No one trusts big businesses, that’s why every one fought covid. And 100s of other things.
KWIK Trip is the worse. On Monday the gas was at $2.58, Tuesday morning it went up to $2.99. It never drops by that much. Usually goes down by no more than 5 cents at a time.
KWIK Trip is the worse. On Monday the gas was at $2.58, Tuesday morning it went up to $2.99. It never drops by that much. Usually goes down by no more than 5 cents at a time.
Haha yep, same by me. Went from 2.69 to 2.99 in a day, but yesterday it dropped back down a nickel. Gee thanks for the discount after being bent over. 
No one trusts big businesses, that’s why every one fought covid. And 100s of other things.
I would disagree with that. Even if folks wouldn’t call it trust, I’d say at least look the other way while big business does their thing. In the past several years a lot of inflation and large-scale rises in prices was blamed on certain politicians while many businesses made record profits. I’m not trying to start a political argument here (I prefer to not trust Democrats, Republicans, or big business FWIW) but I think there is some tacit trust of big business.
Big business is crooked… they are all in each others pockets, to keep small business at bay. Supply and demand dictate prices to an extent… the demand for fuel goes up on holiday weekends, because of travel. Fuel production & delivery have to keep pace.
It was $2.44 a gallon at Kwik Star on Monday, then it was $2.99 by Wednesday. Wish I would’ve filled up.
Did they switch their blends??
No change in blends. The Colborns in Princeton today is 319.9 for diesel. A full twenty five cents cheaper than Mora.
I think he’s talking about the summer/winter blend in unleaded.
That changes by Oct 1 to the winter blend and back to the summer one by May 1. There’s quite often shutdowns for maintenance at refineries during that time period too. The summer blend has an additive added to it so it doesn’t evaporate I think.
Yes, diesel has a blend also. That up-charge has been on for some time.
Foley has been 2.88 for weeks now. Just last night the KT on 15 in sartell was 20 cents higher than the holiday right across the street. I got gas at Sam’s for 2.51
It was $2.44 a gallon at Kwik Star on Monday, then it was $2.99 by Wednesday. Wish I would’ve filled up.
I will tell you wholesale prices usually don’t change by 50 cents overnight unless there is a catastrophe in the world somewhere. I’ve not heard of one lately.
All them drones need gas. Simple supply and demand.
I think he’s talking about the summer/winter blend in unleaded.
That changes by Oct 1 to the winter blend and back to the summer one by May 1. There’s quite often shutdowns for maintenance at refineries during that time period too. The summer blend has an additive added to it so it doesn’t evaporate I think.
No…. Im talking about the Diesel blends. Not sure when everyone switched to adding #1 into the blend
No…. Im talking about the Diesel blends. Not sure when everyone switched to adding #1 into the blend
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Most diesel is not blended anymore. Most diesel uses a chemical additive to stop jelling. In severe cold climates (Canada, Alaska, very north US States) additive and #1 is used to stop jelling.
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