gas prices

Average gas prices in Yakima are up 6.8 cents a gallon over the last week selling for an average of $4.62 per gallon according to GasBuddy's survey of 91 stations in Yakima.

If you're traveling by vehicle the average price of gas is $4.15 a gallon. In Washington State the average price is $4.69 a gallon.

Diesel prices Friday reached a new average all-time high of $5.16 per gallon.

Gas prices in Yakima are unchanged over the last week selling for an average of $4.50 a gallon

GasBuddy says the best day to fill up the tank is Monday and prices on This Monday are 13.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.30 per gallon higher than a year ago.

However compared to last week average gasoline prices in Yakima are up 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week,

The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.89 per gallon while the highest was $6.00 per gallon, a difference of $2.11.

Officials at GasBuddy say average gasoline prices in Yakima are down 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.62 per gallon today

Every week GasBuddy survey of 91 stations in the valley shows the cheapest gas can be found in Wapato at $3.38 cents per gallon.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack plans to increase capacity at California’s Port of Oakland and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities beginning in early March.