Florida gas prices have fallen back more than 20 cents in the last 10 days, according to the weekly AAA assessment of prices at the pump released Monday, but that decline could be short-lived, the organization warned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile drivers are enjoying short-term relief at the pump, prices could remain volatile,\u201d according to a AAA press released. \u201cFlorida has experienced frequent price-cycling for more than a year, with pump prices typically declining for about 10 days before jumping sharply early in the week. That pattern does not guarantee an increase this week, but it remains a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of Monday morning, AAA\u2019s gas price tracker said the state\u2019s average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel had fallen back to $4.01, down $0.22 from a spike seen at the beginning of the month amid the warwith Iran.<\/p>\n
The price still remains $0.30 cents higher than a month ago and $0.89 cents higher than prices this time in 2025.<\/p>\n
The drop in prices has been driven by declines in oil and gas markets that began late last week, AAA stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn Friday, West Texas Intermediate crude oil settled at $96.57 per barrel, down about 13 percent, or $14 per barrel, from the previous week.\u201d the press released stated. \u201cPrices fell sharply midweek amid early optimism surrounding a U.S.\u2013Iran ceasefire, which briefly eased fears of major supply disruptions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gas futures fell more than 9% on April 8, which pushed wholesale prices lower, allowing the retail prices at the pump to fall as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the relief proved short-lived. Crude oil prices rebounded Sunday night as markets reassessed risks in the Middle East. As of press time, WTI was trading above $104 per barrel, supported by continued uncertainty around oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely restricted,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n
The conflict in Iran has particularly affected global oil pricing because of the country\u2019s control and limitation of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world\u2019s oil supply must pass through.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis discount at the pump comes after price drops in both crude oil and gasoline futures last week,\u201d said AAA spokesperson Mark Jenkins. \u201cBut it\u2019s unclear how long this downward trend can last. Continued uncertainty surrounding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is already pushing oil prices higher, which could put upward pressure on gas prices again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through Sunday, the most expensive metro markets across the state were\u00a0West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ($4.19), Gainesville ($4.12) and Fort Lauderdale ($4.10).<\/p>\n
The least expensive metro markets were all in the Panhandle \u2013 Panama City ($3.86), Pensacola ($3.86) and Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($3.89).<\/p>\n
As of Monday morning\u2019s update, prices were slightly down from AAA\u2019s report, which is based on numbers through Sunday. The most expensive prices in Central Florida were in Volusia County at $4.06, Osceola at $4.05 and Orange and Seminole counties around $4.02 a gallon. All under $4 a gallon were Lake and Polk at $3.99 a gallon and Brevard at $3.97.<\/p>\n
In South Florida, Palm Beach County remains high at $4.16 a gallon with Broward at $4.08 and Miami-Dade at $4.05 a gallon.<\/p>\n
Monroe County, which includes the Florida Keys, remains the most expensive in the state at $4.33 a gallon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida gas prices have fallen back more than 20 cents in the last 10 days, according to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232163,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[558,740,114,266,115,139,141,140,109,76686,1798],"class_list":{"0":"post-232162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-latest-headlines","11":"tag-local-news","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-orlando","14":"tag-orlando-headlines","15":"tag-orlando-news","16":"tag-social","17":"tag-social-business","18":"tag-transportation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}