I don't think it's reasonable to imply that fuel is more perishable than meat. Crude oil doesn't go bad. Besides, the [non]-perishability of either doesn't see

I don't think it's reasonable to imply that fuel is more perishable than meat. Crude oil doesn't go bad. Besides, the [non]-perishability of either doesn't see to really be a factor in either, does it? Maybe the closest factor for oil is storage, as we saw recently when prices went negative.