# Gasoline Futures Prices are below Distillate Futures Prices, Rare for This Time of Year - Mansfield Energy

> US gasoline futures (RBOB) have traded below ULSD diesel futures in April and May, the first time since 2013 for that period. Gasoline inventories have stayed above five-year averages through 2018, weighing on the gasoline crack spread.

- Date: 2018-06-06 · published 2018-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64696-gasoline-futures-prices-are-below-distillate-futures-prices-rare-for-this-time
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Elevated US gasoline stocks and a weak gasoline crack reduce refinery margins and signal ample fuel supply, a mildly bearish signal for energy input costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: neutral

## Sources

- mansfield.energy: https://mansfield.energy/2018/06/06/gasoline-futures-prices-are-below-distillate-futures-prices-rare-for-this-time-of-year/

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