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Now that gasoline is down to below 1.50 per gal why is diesel fuel still so high?
WarnerAthey
Gasoline supplies ended up being much higher than expected, due to the recession (or depression, depending on who you ask). So the typical forecast for gasoline usage was wrong, resulting in too much gasoline produced. The overshoot caused prices to drop. Diesel was not overshot like that and actually had been a bit low on production for a little while, so prices on diesel would remain up, until supply caught up and brought the price into line.
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