TAYLOR, Wis. — At the Mobil fueling station outside town, gasoline has dropped to $2.74 a gallon. At scattered places elsewhere it’s even less. In Galesville, 25 miles away, it’s $2.67. While prices are still higher than before the CoVid pandemic, they’re trending down. The national average price has declined to $3.04 per gallon, according to the tracking service GasBuddy — the lowest since Christmas 2020. The Minnesota average: $2.85. A regional sampler:
> Fountain City: Kwik Trip, $2.69.
> Hokah: KwikTrip, $2.84.
> LaCrescent: Kwik Trip and Sinclair, $2.87.
> Mapleton: CFS, $2.41.
> Mondovi: Kwik Trip, $2.56.
> Preston: Kwik Trip and Casey’s, $2.99.
> Red Wing: Kwik Trip, $2.83; Speedway, $2.85.
> Rushford: Kwik Trip, $2.89.
> St. Charles: Love’s and Kwik Trip, $2.69.
> Spring Grove: Kwik Trip, $2.94.
>>Spring Valley: Kwik Trip, $2.99.
> Trempealeau: Cenex and Express Mart, $2,69.
> Winona: Kwik Trip and BP, $2.79.
Still not in guzzling range. The greatest factors are demand and also supply. Image: Steve Lunde