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Ethanol and Unleaded Gasoline Average Rack Prices |
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Ethanol and unleaded gasoline rack prices per gallon, F.O.B. Omaha, are given for each month with an annual average for each year from 1982 to the present in the table below. As of April, the rack price of ethanol was $2.59 versus $2.89 for unleaded gasoline--a difference of 30 cents per gallon. The ethanol rack price was 13 cents higher compared to last month's price and 22 cents higher than a year ago. Unleaded gasoline's average rack price was 22 cents higher than last month's price and 64 cents higher than a year ago.
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Ethanol and Unleaded Gasoline Average Rack Prices |
| Fuel Type Year |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Average |
| Ethanol | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | $1.75 | $1.70 | $1.66 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.69 | $1.72 | $1.75 | $1.71 |
| 1983 | $1.69 | $1.68 | $1.64 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.73 | $1.80 | $1.65 | $1.65 | $1.54 | $1.68 |
| 1984 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.58 | $1.58 | $1.56 | $1.57 | $1.55 |
| 1985 | $1.57 | $1.58 | $1.57 | $1.68 | $1.62 | $1.62 | $1.61 | $1.58 | $1.59 | $1.60 | $1.60 | $1.55 | $1.60 |
| 1986 | $1.52 | $1.35 | $1.27 | $1.22 | $1.14 | $1.04 | $0.95 | $1.05 | $0.96 | $0.84 | $0.77 | $0.75 | $1.07 |
| 1987 | $0.89 | $1.01 | $1.13 | $1.17 | $1.36 | $1.40 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.28 | $1.20 | $1.12 | $1.04 | $1.21 |
| 1988 | $1.05 | $1.08 | $1.09 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $1.23 | $1.17 | $1.13 | $1.16 | $1.15 | $1.13 | $1.13 |
| 1989 | $1.15 | $1.13 | $1.23 | $1.40 | $1.38 | $1.36 | $1.31 | $1.17 | $1.25 | $1.24 | $1.09 | $1.05 | $1.23 |
| 1990 | $1.26 | $1.23 | $1.21 | $1.26 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.26 | $1.52 | $1.56 | $1.55 | $1.50 | $1.30 | $1.35 |
| 1991 | $1.30 | $1.23 | $1.25 | $1.28 | $1.33 | $1.27 | $1.24 | $1.28 | $1.21 | $1.24 | $1.33 | $1.28 | $1.27 |
| 1992 | $1.22 | $1.24 | $1.29 | $1.32 | $1.37 | $1.41 | $1.35 | $1.36 | $1.41 | $1.38 | $1.33 | $1.26 | $1.33 |
| 1993 | $1.14 | $1.23 | $1.20 | $1.21 | $1.19 | $1.14 | $1.09 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.16 | $1.11 | $1.16 | $1.16 |
| 1994 | $1.13 | $1.16 | $1.13 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.19 | $1.25 | $1.32 | $1.26 | $1.21 | $1.22 | $1.18 | $1.19 |
| 1995 | $1.25 | $1.27 | $1.19 | $1.16 | $1.12 | $1.08 | $1.08 | $1.10 | $1.11 | $1.11 | $1.12 | $1.16 | $1.15 |
| 1996 | $1.22 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.30 | $1.37 | $1.38 | $1.40 | $1.54 | $1.56 | $1.51 | $1.30 | $1.16 | $1.35 |
| 1997 | $1.13 | $1.13 | $1.13 | $1.14 | $1.16 | $1.08 | $1.09 | $1.15 | $1.19 | $1.19 | $1.19 | $1.18 | $1.15 |
| 1998 | $1.16 | $1.14 | $1.04 | $0.96 | $0.95 | $1.01 | $1.06 | $1.10 | $1.12 | $1.10 | $1.06 | $0.94 | $1.05 |
| 1999 | $0.94 | $0.95 | $1.01 | $0.96 | $0.95 | $0.90 | $0.95 | $0.95 | $0.96 | $0.98 | $1.09 | $1.13 | $0.98 |
| 2000 | $1.10 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $1.19 | $1.25 | $1.35 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.48 | $1.49 | $1.66 | $1.72 | $1.35 |
| 2001 | $1.77 | $1.70 | $1.51 | $1.46 | $1.76 | $1.63 | $1.41 | $1.49 | $1.53 | $1.36 | $1.14 | $0.97 | $1.48 |
| 2002 | $0.94 | $0.94 | $1.12 | $1.05 | $0.95 | $1.03 | $1.16 | $1.35 | $1.28 | $1.20 | $1.25 | $1.21 | $1.12 |
| 2003 | $1.15 | $1.30 | $1.44 | $1.25 | $1.12 | $1.27 | $1.28 | $1.27 | $1.38 | $1.38 | $1.65 | $1.72 | $1.35 |
| 2004 | $1.40 | $1.37 | $1.69 | $1.80 | $1.73 | $1.86 | $1.68 | $1.58 | $1.56 | $1.87 | $1.97 | $1.80 | $1.69 |
| 2005 | $1.72 | $1.56 | $1.31 | $1.20 | $1.20 | $1.42 | $1.78 | $2.07 | $2.74 | $2.47 | $2.09 | $1.99 | $1.80 |
| 2006 | $2.13 | $2.52 | $2.42 | $2.45 | $3.04 | $3.58 | $3.14 | $2.72 | $2.33 | $1.89 | $2.25 | $2.43 | $2.58 |
| 2007 | $2.26 | $2.12 | $2.31 | $2.37 | $2.46 | $2.43 | $2.51 | $2.43 | $1.93 | $1.79 | $2.08 | $2.24 | $2.24 |
| 2008 | $2.29 | $2.31 | $2.46 | $2.59 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Fuel Type Year |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Average |
| Unleaded Gasoline | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | $1.04 | $1.01 | $0.95 | $0.90 | $0.94 | $1.05 | $1.06 | $1.05 | $1.03 | $1.02 | $0.99 | $0.96 | $1.00 |
| 1983 | $0.92 | $0.88 | $0.86 | $0.90 | $0.94 | $0.95 | $0.95 | $0.95 | $0.93 | $0.91 | $0.89 | $0.87 | $0.91 |
| 1984 | $0.84 | $0.86 | $0.87 | $0.88 | $0.88 | $0.87 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.85 | $0.84 | $0.74 | $0.85 |
| 1985 | $0.74 | $0.73 | $0.80 | $0.88 | $0.92 | $0.93 | $0.93 | $0.91 | $0.82 | $0.82 | $0.86 | $0.82 | $0.85 |
| 1986 | $0.74 | $0.60 | $0.46 | $0.50 | $0.58 | $0.54 | $0.42 | $0.47 | $0.48 | $0.45 | $0.47 | $0.46 | $0.51 |
| 1987 | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.54 | $0.56 | $0.59 | $0.61 | $0.64 | $0.63 | $0.57 | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.49 | $0.57 |
| 1988 | $0.48 | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.55 | $0.60 | $0.59 | $0.54 | $0.51 | $0.54 | $0.53 | $0.54 |
| 1989 | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.56 | $0.63 | $0.64 | $0.71 | $0.71 | $0.56 | $0.66 | $0.63 | $0.58 | $0.55 | $0.61 |
| 1990 | $0.65 | $0.63 | $0.62 | $0.67 | $0.69 | $0.67 | $0.62 | $0.85 | $0.94 | $0.95 | $0.91 | $0.76 | $0.75 |
| 1991 | $0.77 | $0.67 | $0.67 | $0.73 | $0.74 | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.73 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.70 | $0.59 | $0.69 |
| 1992 | $0.54 | $0.57 | $0.61 | $0.64 | $0.69 | $0.70 | $0.66 | $0.65 | $0.68 | $0.67 | $0.62 | $0.59 | $0.64 |
| 1993 | $0.58 | $0.59 | $0.66 | $0.65 | $0.66 | $0.62 | $0.57 | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.61 | $0.56 | $0.46 | $0.59 |
| 1994 | $0.46 | $0.51 | $0.52 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.59 | $0.63 | $0.68 | $0.59 | $0.52 | $0.56 | $0.50 | $0.56 |
| 1995 | $0.53 | $0.56 | $0.57 | $0.63 | $0.67 | $0.61 | $0.56 | $0.57 | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.61 | $0.63 | $0.59 |
| 1996 | $0.66 | $0.67 | $0.74 | $0.82 | $0.78 | $0.71 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.60 | $0.64 | $0.67 | $0.65 | $0.69 |
| 1997 | $0.63 | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.56 | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.53 | $0.52 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.55 |
| 1998 | $0.54 | $0.47 | $0.40 | $0.47 | $0.47 | $0.43 | $0.41 | $0.38 | $0.39 | $0.43 | $0.37 | $0.41 | $0.43 |
| 1999 | $0.37 | $0.36 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.52 | $0.55 | $0.64 | $0.63 | $0.71 | $0.66 | $0.75 | $0.74 | $0.59 |
| 2000 | $0.81 | $0.86 | $0.91 | $0.98 | $0.99 | $1.09 | $0.87 | $0.91 | $1.02 | $0.98 | $0.94 | $0.80 | $0.93 |
| 2001 | $0.93 | $0.91 | $0.86 | $1.08 | $1.24 | $0.85 | $0.78 | $1.01 | $1.01 | $0.70 | $0.60 | $0.56 | $0.88 |
| 2002 | $0.59 | $0.61 | $0.81 | $0.86 | $0.83 | $0.82 | $0.88 | $0.85 | $0.88 | $0.96 | $0.80 | $0.85 | $0.81 |
| 2003 | $0.92 | $1.11 | $1.07 | $0.95 | $0.96 | $0.94 | $0.98 | $1.10 | $0.96 | $0.98 | $0.89 | $0.91 | $0.98 |
| 2004 | $1.04 | $1.10 | $1.17 | $1.23 | $1.45 | $1.27 | $1.32 | $1.27 | $1.30 | $1.42 | $1.32 | $1.17 | $1.25 |
| 2005 | $1.31 | $1.37 | $1.60 | $1.64 | $1.51 | $1.60 | $1.66 | $2.00 | $2.20 | $1.82 | $1.55 | $1.63 | $1.66 |
| 2006 | $1.75 | $1.67 | $1.92 | $2.22 | $2.18 | $2.22 | $2.39 | $2.31 | $1.70 | $1.62 | $1.65 | $1.69 | $1.94 |
| 2007 | $1.49 | $1.74 | $2.02 | $2.25 | $2.66 | $2.41 | $2.49 | $2.33 | $2.30 | $2.24 | $2.52 | $2.35 | $2.23 |
| 2008 | $2.43 | $2.53 | $2.67 | $2.89 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Sources: Nebraska Ethanol Board, Lincoln, NE. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE. Notes: The price excludes discounts and Superfund. The unleaded gasoline is 87 octane. The numbers in red indicate revised numbers. NA = Not Available. The table was updated on May 7, 2008. Typically, there is one month between updates. Energy Statistics Home | Contact Us | Archive | Conversion Chart | Glossary |