Northwest Diesel Prices Inch Higher, Despite Oil Prices Holding

Oil prices continue to hold steady just below the $40 per barrel mark. In early Tuesday trade, a barrel of West Texas Crude was trading at just over $38. Oil prices have held steady over the past month, with the high water mark of $41 and the lowest price of $35.

Industry analysts said investors have a lot on their mind right now, between rising COVID-19 cases in the U.S and Europe, to China’s claim that their economy has completely recovered from the pandemic, and let’s not forget about Tuesday’s presidential election. What sort of impact is that uncertainty having on our pump prices? The national average for a gallon of diesel fell one cent this week to $2.36, Washington’s diesel prices increased a penny to $2.70, Oregon’s diesel prices increased two cents to $2.58, Idaho’s diesel price increased a cent as well to $2.35.

Here are some of the lowest diesel prices we could find across the Northwest:

• $2.39 a gallon in the Tri-Cities
• $2.39 a gallon in Wenatchee
• $2.49 a gallon in Pullman
• $2.28 a gallon in Lewiston
• $2.39 a gallon in Moses Lake
• $2.25 a gallon in Pendleton
• $2.44 a gallon in Walla Walla
• $2.29 a gallon in Yakima
• $2.59 a gallon in Omak

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