🇦🇺 Australia 5h ago · Sara Murphy

Diesel prices squeeze US farmers ‘barely getting by’ amid tariffs and drought

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Diesel prices squeeze US farmers ‘barely getting by’ amid tariffs and drought
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US war with Iran drives diesel fuel prices up during spring planting season, ‘hitting us at the wrong time’, farmers sayIt has been a tough few years for American farmers.Squeezed last year by tariffs, they lost an estimated $34.6bn when former trade partners stopped buying. Now, the war with Iran has not only depleted crucial fertilizer stores but has also driven diesel fuel up to record prices. Like the trucking industry, agriculture relies heavily on diesel to run machinery, as diesel-powered

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