Question Diesel prices April 2026 edition

[Neal]

Dare I ask but those on the road the month of April, feel free to share what you're seeing for diesel prices and where.

 

[Joe Dutchstar]

• Exit 131​

• Fort Pierce, FL
• I-95

200 S Kings Hwy, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
Store #467

• $5.88​

  DIESEL

• $4.78​

  DEF

​

 

[Neal]

Kindly post prices or pictures please. And location.

 

[Holdmybeer]

Today's avg. in Plano, Texas is $5.13.
Avg. one month ago was $3.28
Only a 56.40% rate of inflation.

 

[Neal]

This is why we don't have diving boards anymore!

 

[murphysranch]

I don't have photos, but near Indio CA, diesel was about $6.50 a gallon on Sunday. When we got home to WA state on Monday, its about $5.49.

Its the darn Calif and WA taxes that make fuel so expensive, on top of the happenings in the world.

 

[Underboss]

$5.44 a gallon diesel in Mims, Fl with the Open Roads app $5.99 g for diesel at the local Titusville, Shell. $4.39 gas

 

[Porterhouse]

Diesel prices spiked over 50% in Florida last week. The reason is that Florida gets much of its diesel through its sea ports and is highly vulnerable to geopolitical shocks. I paid $3.49 a week ago and $5.89 this week.

I did still manage to get DEF at Walmart for $8.88 for a 21/2 gallon jug, but, given that 60% of the world's urea comes through the Strait of Hormuz, i expect the hoarding to begin soon.

 

[rjshiflet49]

$4.79 at Costco - Weatherford, TX

 

[Holdmybeer]

Diesel prices spiked over 50% in Florida last week. The reason is that Florida gets much of its diesel through its sea ports and is highly vulnerable to geopolitical shocks. I paid $3.49 a week ago and $5.89 this week.

I did still manage to get DEF at Walmart for $8.88 for a 21/2 gallon jug, but, given that 60% of the world's urea comes through the Strait of Hormuz, i expect the hoarding to begin soon.

The US is a net exporter of diesel. The US imports ~10% of it's total imported crude from the ME and less than that via the Strait of Hormuz. The other 90% of imports are Canada and Mexico and some from S. America. Diesel is refined from crude oil and if it were brought in by tanker wouldn't be coming in from the Hormuz area.
Largely, the only geo-political shock in our oil markets here is the vibration from all that money falling into the bank accounts of big oil.
This is an exercise in simple math. If the demand curve is unchanged, but prices rise in direct correlation to the rise in the price of the commodity, then the margins are unchanged. If on the other hand windfall profits are being realized, which they are, then prices are rising not in direct correlation with a rise in costs, but in direct correlation to the perception of rising costs. Perception adds $0.00 to the cost of a commodity.
The price of a car for example is up ~30% since they spiked as a result of the semi-conductor shortage 5 years ago. There are plenty of semi-conductors now, but a car costs 30% more regardless.
It's basically money for nothing.

 

[cptqueeg]

$5.50/gal diesel in south central Idaho

 

[Porterhouse]

The US is a net exporter of diesel. The US imports ~10% of it's total imported crude from the ME and less than that via the Strait of Hormuz. The other 90% of imports are Canada and Mexico and some from S. America. Diesel is refined from crude oil and if it were brought in by tanker wouldn't be coming in from the Hormuz area.
Largely, the only geo-political shock in our oil markets here is the vibration from all that money falling into the bank accounts of big oil.
This is an exercise in simple math. If the demand curve is unchanged, but prices rise in direct correlation to the rise in the price of the commodity, then the margins are unchanged. If on the other hand windfall profits are being realized, which they are, then prices are rising not in direct correlation with a rise in costs, but in direct correlation to the perception of rising costs. Perception adds $0.00 to the cost of a commodity.
The price of a car for example is up ~30% since they spiked as a result of the semi-conductor shortage 5 years ago. There are plenty of semi-conductors now, but a car costs 30% more regardless.
It's basically money for nothing.

It doesn't have to be coming from the Straits of Hormuz to impact Florida prices. Once the diesel is loaded on a ship, that ship could just as well sail to Europe where they will get a much higher price. There is, in effect, a bidding war going on.

 

[Underboss]

Diesel prices spiked over 50% in Florida last week. The reason is that Florida gets much of its diesel through its sea ports and is highly vulnerable to geopolitical shocks. I paid $3.49 a week ago and $5.89 this week.

I did still manage to get DEF at Walmart for $8.88 for a 21/2 gallon jug, but, given that 60% of the world's urea comes through the Strait of Hormuz, i expect the hoarding to begin soon.

Where were you paying $3.49 for diesel a week ago in FL? It has been over $4.70 since this war began. I have used open roads and check all of FL daily.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

This morning, Love's on I-10 near Seguin, TX, just east of San Antonio, was $4.679 with my Greenlane fuel card. I am finding that using the Greenlane card has better discounts than Open Roads. At the same station at the same time, Open Roads was $4.88.

 

[Holdmybeer]

It doesn't have to be coming from the Straits of Hormuz to impact Florida prices. Once the diesel is loaded on a ship, that ship could just as well sail to Europe where they will get a much higher price. There is, in effect, a bidding war going on.

No product tankers ( those carrying refined cargo) bound for Europe are being permitted to transit the Strait. Those ships paying the toll to Iran to gain safe passage are mostly bound for Asia. Vessels loaded with Iranian crude are coming and going as usual. China is Iran's primary customer for crude oil, the reason those tankers are not being interdicted. Iran is in fact exporting more oil now than before this whatever you choose to call it started.