{"id":266467,"date":"2026-05-11T11:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266467\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:20:13","slug":"florida-gas-prices-fall-after-4-year-high-aaa-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266467\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida gas prices fall after 4-year high, AAA says"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Florida<\/a> gas prices are starting to decrease after reaching their highest levels<\/a> in nearly four years the week prior, according to AAA<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“The fuel market remains headline-driven and extremely volatile, making it difficult to predict what drivers will pay at the pump this summer,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA – The Auto Club Group.<\/p>\n

The AAA report states that the state average surged by 20 cents per gallon, hitting a peak of $4.50 on Thursday, marking the highest daily average since July 2022. <\/p>\n

AAA says that this was driven by increases in the futures market, including a 21% rise in oil prices and a 59-cent jump in wholesale gasoline.<\/p>\n

However, AAA reported that over the weekend, prices began to ease, with the state average dropping 9 cents to $4.43 per gallon by Sunday. This current price is still 10 cents higher than last week, 34 cents more than a month ago, and $1.48 greater than this time last year. <\/p>\n

See also: Gov. DeSantis signs bill expanding Florida restrictions on foreign influence<\/a><\/p>\n

According to AAA, the recent market fluctuations were influenced by renewed optimism surrounding negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. Reports suggesting a potential gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> contributed to a 6% drop in prices. Since oil prices account for about half of gasoline prices, these changes directly impact what drivers pay at the pump.<\/p>\n

In terms of regional prices, AAA said that the most expensive metro areas in Florida include West Palm Beach-Boca Raton<\/a> ($4.58), Naples ($4.52), and Gainesville ($4.51). On the other hand, the least expensive markets are Pensacola ($4.12), Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($4.15), and Panama City ($4.17).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Florida gas prices are starting to decrease after reaching their highest levels…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-266467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266467","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=266467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}