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

SAI_Peregrinus 6 months 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.