Diesel Crisis Hits Farmers and Shoppers | Birmingham News

Diesel prices are soaring to record highs—nearly $6.27 per gallon—crushing trucking and farming industries and eventually hitting consumers’ wallets. With costs up over $2.60 since last year, businesses are adding fuel surcharges, pushing up everything from groceries to farm goods. Farmers are especially hard hit as diesel powers tractors, irrigation, and transport. The Russia-Ukraine war is compounding the crisis by disrupting supply chains for diesel exhaust fluid and other key components. Families are spending hundreds more monthly on fuel, shrinking discretionary spending and hurting retail sales. Yet, industry players remain resilient, pushing for policy changes while keeping trucks rolling and fields tilled. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://1819news.com/news/item/record-diesel-prices-plague-alabama-farmer-truckers More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/90dc88012aaf20a8 Report issues to [email protected].