Soaring diesel prices take their toll on US farmers in midwest corn belt
Fuel prices at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, on 22 September 2026. Photograph: Sarah Rice/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFuel prices at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, on 22 September 2026. Estimates suggest that the war with Iran, damaged refineries in Russia and regional diesel supply disruptions could add an additional $12,500 in fuel costs for every 1,000 acres of crops harvested.G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reservesRead more“Farmers are price takers.
- ▪Fuel prices at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, on 22 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Sarah Rice/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFuel prices at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, on 22 September 2026.
- ▪Estimates suggest that the war with Iran, damaged refineries in Russia and regional diesel supply disruptions could add an additional $12,500 in fuel costs for every 1,000 acres of crops harvested.G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergen
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Fuel prices at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, on 22 September 2026. Photograph: Sarah Rice/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFuel prices at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, on 22 September 2026. Photograph: Sarah Rice/Getty ImagesUS newsSoaring diesel prices take their toll on US farmers in midwest corn beltFuel costs are biting for crop growers, trucking firms and a host of other industries as Iran war stokes record pricesStephen Starr in Dayton, OhioSat 3 Oct 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 3 Oct 2026 08.03 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJoe Hamilton farms corn and soybeans on 2,500 acres in Indiana’s Delaware county.
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