Iowans who heat their homes with liquid propane and producers who depend on it to warm their livestock facilities will be paying more for the fuel in the coming weeks. State Agriculture Department spokesperson Harold Hommes  says this week’s figures show L-P at a-dollar-99 ($1.99) a gallon, an increase of more than 60 cents from October………
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The steep increase in prices is blamed on increased demand from both international and domestic markets………...
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Hommes said he expects prices will begin to level out by March. Governor Branstad has issued three “hours of service” waivers for truck drivers transporting propane. That means drivers do not have to count the hours they sit in line at the terminal against the hours they are actually on the road. Hommes said several truckers waited more than 8 hours last weekend at a supply depot in Des Moines.