Propane Prices Drop as Geopolitical Premium Evaporates and Inventories Build

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Industrial Feedstock Shift

Steam crackers in Asia and the US Gulf are beginning to shift their slates back toward traditional naphtha as its price premium over propane begins to normalize post-peace deal.

Shoulder Season Surplus

With heating demand non-existent and the industrial bid cooling, propane inventories are expected to build rapidly over the next 30 days, keeping downward pressure on spot prices.