Michigan farmers squeezed by record diesel prices

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Michigan reached record diesel prices on Sept. 23 at nearly $7 a gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, as global supplies tighten amid the conflict in Iran.

Agriculture is the second largest industry in Michigan. Farmers have been feeling a financial squeeze for years, and diesel prices are the latest increase they have had to manage.

Robert Reese is a fourth-generation grower in DeWitt Township…

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