[politicalwit]

Wholesale gasoline prices spiked 30 percent Thursday, or nearly $1 a gallon, out of fear of what Ike might do.

That's simply not true. There was NOT a 30% spike in wholesale unleaded pricing. As of 8:30 AM today wholesale pricing is $2.81/gal...that's up $0.15/gal from yesterday opening price.

[NautiNurse]

I grabbed it from the news reports. Thanks for providing today’s prices.

[comps4spice]

I heard that kind of news two times yesterday on 590KLBJ in Austin—on their top of the hour local reports. What gives?

[Library Lady]

I don’t know about anywhere else, but the local Citgo prices increased 50 cents this morning. (Southwest Virginia)

[DeaconBenjamin]

That's simply not true. There was NOT a 30% spike in wholesale unleaded pricing. As of 8:30 AM today wholesale pricing is $2.81/gal...that's up $0.15/gal from yesterday opening price.

NPR was reporting yesterday that wholesale gasoline for Gulf Coast delivery was up $1.00 (as of 8:30 a.m.; I pulled in to fill up) to $4.25

[TYVets]

As of 8:30 AM today wholesale pricing is $2.81/gal...that's up $0.15/gal from yesterday opening price.

I am sure the spike in gasoline prices would be higher if it were not for the crude oil supplied by Florida off shore rigs.

[AFPhys]

The wholesale price being charged gas stations IN THE AREA of the storm may well have spiked that way due to shortages. You’re correct about the COMMODITY market price not spiking yesterday. These are not the same thing.