Barrels are over $50 each even in bulk. The oil is often less than the barrel, "...

		SAI_Peregrinus 52 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 4k tons of potatoes to be given away for free in B... Barrels are over $50 each even in bulk. The oil is often less than the barrel, "1 barrel" of oil is a unit of volume equal to 42 US gallons. The price/barrel is the price of bulk oil, not oil literally transported in barrels.