used to heat chicken houses and fuel manufacturing and agricultural equipment. quite simply, these high prices have real consequences. if we had it any higher than that, we couldn t afford propane. we couldn t afford to live. it takes me four gallons 4.44 gallons a day to keep our thermostat at 62 degrees. reporter: the shortage is being blamed on a combination of factors. farmers used a massive amount of propane began to dry a larger than normal harvest of wet crops. at the same time, a major propane gas pipeline was shut down for repairs, reducing the amount of gas that s imported to the midwest. plus the u.s. exported a record amount of propane in 2013. we ve got all hands on deck to find out a way to do this. it s about finding a viable way to get more propane into states