By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas gas prices are still low, relative to the rest of the country.
"Today in Kansas, the average is $1.55 a gallon," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas Wednesday. "That's up about eight cents from where we were a week ago. "The national average is up to $1.86, up about the same amount, seven cents a gallon from a week ago."
Reno County is on the low side of the average this week, as well.
"Reno County, as of today, is an average of $1.49 a gallon," Steward said. "Hutchinson is $1.45 to $1.47 range."
Prices should still remain relatively low for awhile longer.
"Over the past month or two, we've seen incredible increases in the stocks of gasoline that we have on hand and crude oil," Steward said. "That's going to take awhile to work through that. That's going to also play an impact and probably keep prices from really increasing rapidly."
It also remains to be seen how quickly things reopen and how much of an impact is made on the summer travel season.