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Biodiesel prices
I am working on a project. The only way to get biod here is to buy it by the barrel and that is 3.50 for 55 gal. 75 miles from here there is a guy selling it for non road use for 2.90. So since there is no biod sold in this area from the pump i would like to know what you folks out there are paying and for what blends or is it straight?
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No taxes on biodiesel in Texas. Here in Austin, it (ASTM B100) sells for
$3.40/gallon but, you can only buy it on Tuesday betweeen 11:00am and 4:00pm (no joke). Here's what will pi*s you off, according to the folks at Austin biofuels, there's plenty of biodiesel produced in Texas but no distribution infrastructure so, get this, a large portion of the production is exported to Europe. Go figure.
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I can get B100 here in Santa Barbara for $3.50/gallon. That includes the standard state (18 cents/gal) and federal taxes (24.4 cents/gal), sales tax (7.75%) and among a few other little things a "california oil spill tax" - what a load of crap but at least it isn't more than a couple cents.
It used to be $3.00/gallon last year, and I'd heard of it being $2.50 in some places. Regular petro-diesel is $2.50 or more now here... Biodiesel would be a much more viable option now except of the rising cost of veggie oil .
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Soybean prices are very low right now, so I wonder if veg. oil prices will follow suit.
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I hope so! The biodiesel at my local station is made from pure unused soy oil (they don't trust wvo) so if soy is getting cheaper again that bodes well for me .
And if it helps lower the price of the veggie oil I buy at Costco (which went up about $1 per gallon a few months back) I will be doubly pleased!
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i should have posted this
batavia il/2.90 b100 |
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In the mountains of northwestern Virginia
it's $2.89/gallon at Holtzman Fuel in Mt. Jackson (for quantities less than 150 gallons). They have a 13,000 gallon biodiesel tank. *drool*
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Something about futures...
So I know about zilch when it comes to commodities, but apparently soybean FUTURES are up, whatever that means. That translates to high prices for soy products. Thus, the higher prices of biodiesel.
B20 here (Portland, Oregon) from a bulk cardlock pump for about 10 cents/gal less than retail. So 2.09-2.39 depending on the phase of the moon.
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The big oil companies are holding us hostage Cheers, Bill |
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Another thing to consider, Blue Sun (a biggie here for BD) has contracted with farmers in Roggen to grow oil-seed for BD starting next year and Rocky Mountain BioDiesel opened a 3m gal/year plant this year, so for all the production, price "should" go down.
I still pay $2.25/gal for WVO home brew (thrice washed, excellent stuff) here. OK, I don't "pay" that, I trade wrench work for it, but that's what it costs me. Bartkus oil in Boulder sells Blue Sun (West-Central Soy BD) for $3.25/gal for B100. Reportedly, Rocky Mountain Bio Diesel can sell it for under $2/gal (from local WVO - McDonalds), but they don't sell retail. I have a 55gal drum of winterized B100 here I could sell for $3/gal if anyone local wants it (have another load coming soon.)
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