Portland, Oregon, rack gasoline has jumped more than 33 cents since March 12 on ethanol shortages tied to the recent “bomb cyclone” in the US Midwest that set off flooding and interrupted rail movement of ethanol, according to DTN data Wednesday and market sources. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Rack gasoline in all US markets would be expected to rise during the current transition to summer product, but the Oregon rack fuel price hike has been steeper than those at many other West Coast racks with support from the ethanol logistics trouble. Shortages in Tucson, Arizona, last week also were blamed on lagging transportation of ethanol, with some Circle K stations in southern Arizona running out of fuel. Unbranded 87-unleaded at the Portland rack has risen 33.54 cents/gal since March 12 to $2.2231/gal Wednesday morning, DTN data showed. In contrast, […]