Gas Prices

An increase in gas prices hit farmers hard at the start of the 2026 growing season. And those prices haven’t meaningfully dropped yet.Delaware Agriculture Secretary Don Clifton said, "The difference is 65% increase in a matter of just a few months. And the diesel cost; that's outrageous and unnecessary, and that is a...that ripples through the entire economy. The level that, that fuel is trading is also an indicator of what heating oil will be this fall."Now, drought conditions, fertilizer costs, and slow-going Farm Bill deliberations in Congress are adding weight to farmers already squeezed by high overheads.Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale checked in this week with Felton farmer Jim Minner to discuss how these issues are affecting his day to day operations.

AAA projects another busy holiday traveling for Delawareans.

Gas prices in Delaware have risen over one dollar per gallon since the start of the war in Iran.

You see when you fill your car with gas, prices at the pump are much higher.

AAA expects record travel for the year-end holidays.

AAA Mid-Atlantic says many Delawareans will travel for the long Memorial Day weekend.

Whether it’s by road, air, or sea, AAA expects Delawareans to travel at or near record levels this holiday season.

The heat wasn’t the only thing rising at the end of last week, gas prices are also going up.

Gas prices have dropped dramatically since the start of the summer, but they could go either way in the next few weeks prices

The average of gas prices in Delaware falls below $4 per gallon for the first time since late winter.