The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) do not anticipate a shortage of their fuel for drying the 2020 harvest.  Mike Newland, Director of Agriculture Business noted "we have spent the last several months looking at planting reports, crop moisture tables and weather forecasts. The upcoming harvest is looking much more normal compared to 2019”.  He added "current trends show a drier season and more irrigation needed ahead of the 2020 harvest period making it less likely that significant grain drying will occur, as was the case in 2019”.

The PERC has developed a Grain Drying Calculator to predict propane requirements in advance.  The Council is urging farmers to plan ahead and fill their tanks in anticipation of need.