{"id":327182,"date":"2026-05-01T03:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327182"},"modified":"2026-05-01T03:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:14:17","slug":"gas-prices-spike-in-winnipeg-amid-market-volatility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/gas-prices-spike-in-winnipeg-amid-market-volatility\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices spike in Winnipeg amid market volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-decrease\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-increase\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Winnipeggers felt major pain on the pump on Thursday morning, as gas prices shot up greater than 20 cents to only shy of $1.89 per litre.<\/p>\n<p>Prices haven\u2019t been this high in Winnipeg for the reason that summer of 2022, after they went over $2 per litre. And that\u2019s a milestone experts say we could hit again soon.<\/p>\n<p>Oil demand is vastly outstripping supply attributable to the war in Iran and blockades within the Straight of Hormuz. Dan McTeague from Canadians for Reasonably priced Energy says the market is in an \u201cupward spiral\u201d prone to last an extended time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe could see these prices remain this high, this elevated, not only a matter of days or even weeks, even when there&#8217;s a peace agreement, but for much of 2026,\u201d says McTeague.<\/p>\n<p>For individuals who purchase a whole lot of gas, corresponding to truckers, the fee has a serious impact on their bottom line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor those carriers which might be under contract, they simply should absorb the prices and so they just should ride through this volatility,\u201d says Susan Green, communications manager for the Manitoba Trucking Association. \u201cBut for other carriers who will not be on a contract, then they may have opportunity to pass those increased fuel costs along to the shopper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farmers, too, could have to look closely at their margins this 12 months, with Keystone Agricultural Producers saying members expect to spend 50 per cent more on fuel than they did last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch the video above for the total story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeggers felt major pain on the pump on Thursday morning, as gas prices shot up greater than 20 cents to only shy of $1.89 per litre. Prices haven\u2019t been this high in Winnipeg for the reason that summer of 2022, after they went over $2 per litre. 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