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Fargo, N.D. (AP) Eastern North Dakota farmers are running out of propane to fuel their Corn-drying equipment.

Mike Rud, executive director of the North Dakota Propane Gas Association, says the corn drying activity after freeze-up is causing demand to exceed supplies.

Rud says demand is outstripping the capacity of a supply pipeline in Carrington that has operated for about a year.

The pipeline has a supply of 71,000 barrels of liquid propane a day but demand is at about 91,000 barrels a day.

Rud says the pipeline can fill a tanker out every 15 minutes, but it's not enough.

Information from: Grand Forks Agweek, http://www.grandforks.com/mld/agweek/ (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-21-08 0520CST | save this article / add to your favorites list