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Ontario farmers looking for help amid record diesel costs
Natural Resources Canada says the national average diesel price reached $2.75 a litre, pushing farmers to seek more government support.
- On Tuesday, Ontario farmers gathered at the International Plowing Match in Walkerton to address record diesel costs linked to global supply disruptions from the Iran war.
- Diesel prices skyrocketed this year after the Iran war disrupted oil supplies, with Natural Resources Canada data showing mid-September costs hit $2.75 per litre, far surpassing the 2022 record of $2.25 per litre following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Bruce County farmer Gerard Grubb said filling his combine now costs $2,800, up from $1,800 and requiring daily refills, increasing his annual diesel costs by several hundred thousand dollars.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province's risk management program will increase to $250 million next year with a permanent five-cents-per-litre tax cut. Yet Kyle Schuknecht from Elmwood said, "They don't seem to be wanting to help us."
- Ford is pushing the federal government to extend its fuel excise tax cut past January, stating, "You can't cut it off in January. They need money in their pockets." Grubb warned, "We either need more money for our food, or you're going to have a real problem now with the economy.
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Ontario farmers seek help as diesel prices hit record high
Ontario farmers are looking for help as the cost of diesel hits record levels amid the war in Iran that has disrupted global crude oil shipments. Jesse Kenwell runs a cash crop and cow-calf operation near Collingwood, Ont., and said diesel prices have been "pretty devastating." While prices for corn, soy and cattle have gone up, fuel prices have gone up more, he said. He uses diesel for pretty much every machine on his farm, from combines to tra…
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