Well I'm down here in the Florida panhandle and diesel is running from $2. 63 to $2. 99 per. I did however, talk with Mr. Jim Smith, CEO of the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association a couple days ago. Very helpful guy-----answered all my questions. He explained that diesel is still running high because its demand is not as volatile as gas and therefore doesn't change as fast but he did say it would gradually come down. Demand is still high in the Gulf region because of recovery/rebuilding efforts but we're on the backside of it. He also explained how since the mid-90's the oil companies convinced Congress to allow oil to be traded like other commodities which petroleum marketers opposed for the very reasons we are all living with today. You know the spin----" Oh, it'll help stabilize prices" and "it'll be better for the consumer" kind of thing. Right-----now they trade oil on the futures market like frozen concentrated juice. And of course, the oil companies couldn't trade directly in the market so what do they do? They set up front companies, LLC's and such to do it for them! Now this one will knock your socks off---------prices are coming down because the FEAR of a bad hurricane season hasn't proved to be true. Also, the FEAR that supply issues wouldn't get resolved soon again haven't proven to be true. So it's the law of supply, demand and fear now?! Oh, yeah he was bent about that one too.
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