Marie Dodds

Fuel prices across the Northwest continue to inch higher.   According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of diesel is $2.54, a one cent increase from last week, Oregon’s average increased three cents to $2.80, while Washington’s rate jumped five cents to $2.93 a gallon.  Ma...

Oil prices and diesel prices continue the holding pattern we’ve seen much of this summer.  According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of diesel decreased one cent in the past week to $2.45, while Oregon and Washington’s prices held at $2.65 and $2.82 a g...

2017 has turned out to be an A-Typical summer when it comes to fuel prices.  It’s usually this time of year when oil prices, thus diesel and gas prices increase.  However, oil prices have held or dropped this year.  According to AAA, a barrel of crude is trading around $43, a 13% month-over-month drop.  Marie Dodds with A...

It’s a holding pattern most consumers don’t mind.  Oil prices, and diesel prices have showed very little change over the past couple of months.  In fact, for much of this year, oil prices have held around the $50 per barrel mark, meaning fuel prices have not varied much.   However, tha...

Typically with Memorial Day just weeks away, crude oil prices increase, in preparation of the upcoming driving season.  However that is not the case this year.  Marie Dodds with AAA told the Washington Ag Network we have not seen the dramatic increase in fuel prices, that we typically see in mid to late spring.   “...

Fuel prices across the Inland Northwest have held steady over the past couple of weeks.  You can thank oil price, which started the work week trading below $48 a barrel.  Marie Dodds with AAA says the drop in oil prices is surprising when you consider OPEC’s move months ago to cut worldwide production.   “That ...

As we say goodbye to February, diesel prices continue to hold steady.  According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of diesel head steady at $2.51 a gallon, Washington’s average for a gallon of diesel increased one cent this week to $2.86, Oregon’...

While the meeting was months ago, OPEC’s decision to trim worldwide oil production continues to pressure prices higher.  Marie Dodds with AAA told the Washington Ag Network, OPEC’s vote has slowly pushed fuel prices higher across the Northwest.   “But no...

OPEC decision late last month to trim oil production, and Russia’s decision this week to follow suit is pushing oil prices higher.  That is impacting Northwest diesel prices.   “Basically, the markets have been in a frenzy we’ve seen crude oil prices jump up and we are seeing diesel and gas prices go up a little bit,” said AAA’s Marie Dodds.   AAA said the national average ...

Diesel prices continue to march lower as we close in on Thanksgiving.   According to AAA, the National average for a gallon of diesel slipped one cents this week to $2.36, while Washington’ s average dropped one cents to $2.72, and Or...