The price of gas continues to fall for Iowa ahead of the new year. According to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $2.42 across Iowa as of Wednesday.
Prices fell six cents from last week’s price and are down 36 cents from a year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $2.86, down five cents from last week’s price. Retail diesel prices in Iowa fell eight cents this week with a statewide average of $3.31. One year ago, diesel prices averaged $3.28 in Iowa. The current Iowa diesel price is 28 cents lower than the national average of $3.59.
Propane prices averaged $1.58 per gallon in Iowa, and home heating oil prices had a statewide average of $2.80 per gallon…