Switch to summer fuel raises gasoline prices

Gasoline prices are on the up-and-up because of refineries switching to their summer fuel blends.

The national average per gallon has jumped to $3.16; with Missouri’s average still far below at $2.85 a gallon. Only 19 states have average costs below $3 per gallon.

In Missouri, the southeast and Bootheel have some of the lowest prices. The highest costs are toward the south-central part of the Show Me State.

As in previous weeks, Mississippi’s fuel prices are the lowest on average at $2.68 per gallon. California’s are the highest at $4.85 on average, more than 30 cents per gallon higher than runner-up Hawaii.

County averages Monday (per AAA)

Bollinger: $2.82;

Cape Girardeau: $2.83;

Perry: $2.82;

Scott: $2.89.

Price ranges Monday (per GasBuddy)

Cape Girardeau: $2.79 to $2.99;

Jackson: $2.52 to $2.69;

Marble Hill: $2.76;

Perryville: $2.75 to $2.93;

Scott City: $2.89.

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