# Midwest Propane Stocks 7% Below the Five-Year Median _Oct 29, 2026_ > Midwest propane stocks stand at 25.2 million barrels, 7% below the five-year median, the shortest regional position heading into heating season. Mont Belvieu holds at $1.203/gal, 61.5% above the five-year median. _Numbers as of Oct 29, 2026 pull._ PADD 2, the Midwest, opens heating season with propane stocks at **25.2 million barrels**, 7% below the five-year median and the shortest regional position in the country. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center put last week at 59 LP-gas-weighted heating degree days, 23 HDD warmer than normal, and the season stands 34% warmer than normal year-to-date. The warm start has slowed early draws, but the Midwest enters the season below the five-year median with crop-drying demand still active. [Chart: Mont Belvieu propane spot price](https://fill-line.com/current-price/propane) ([data](https://fill-line.com/current-price/propane.md) — chart image: https://fill-line.com/charts/issues/propane/2026-10-29/current-price/propane.png) - **Mont Belvieu propane spot** rose to **$1.203/gal**, up 6.2% week over week and 61.5% above the five-year median (EIA). - **Missouri wholesale propane** came in at **$1.252/gal**, up 3% on the week and 48.0% above the five-year median (EIA weekly price survey). - **New Jersey residential propane** was **$4.097/gal**, up 1% on the week and 19.3% above the five-year median (EIA weekly price survey). - **US propane exports** rose 10% on the week to **2.233 million barrels per day**, 35.4% above the five-year median (EIA WPSR). EIA's October 1 Today in Energy reported that US propane exports set records in the first half of 2026, with production growth and rising demand from India and South Asia driving volumes well above the five-year average. - **PADD 1B propane stocks** (Central Atlantic) rose 14.9% on the week to **6.5 million barrels**, 11% above the five-year median (EIA WPSR). - **PADD 3 propane stocks** (Gulf Coast) fell 1% on the week to **65.6 million barrels**, 11.4% above the five-year median (EIA WPSR). US primary propane stocks totaled **105.7 million barrels** as of October 23, covering **112 days of supply** at the trailing four-week average domestic product-supplied rate of **0.941 million barrels per day** (EIA WPSR). EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook expects US propane/propylene inventories of **98.7 million barrels** at the end of December 2026. --- Canonical URL: https://fill-line.com/issues/2026-10-29