NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — According to Wednesday statistics from AAA Kansas, prices at the pump are beginning to favor drivers.
"We are heading into a typically lower demand season for driving and gasoline usage," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "Here in Kansas, the average is $3.02 a gallon."
Reno County has the lowest average in Kansas at $2.78 a gallon.
"We're definitely seeing a trend in lower prices at the pump," Steward said. "Right now, nine states have an average under $3 per gallon. Kansas is just out of that, being the 10th lowest price in the country."
The fundamentals look good to see a continued price slide, if nothing else changes.
"Right now, crude oil prices are quite low," Steward said. "We're just under $70 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate. That's the lowest we've seen in quite some time."
More than half of the price of a given gallon of gas is based on how much the underlying crude oil costs.