{"id":1519766,"date":"2022-06-17T06:05:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519766"},"modified":"2022-06-17T06:05:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:05:42","slug":"food-shortage-fears-mount-as-pa-farms-crushed-by-record-diesel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-shortage-fears-mount-as-pa-farms-crushed-by-record-diesel-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Shortage Fears Mount as PA Farms \u2018Crushed\u2019 by Record Diesel Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffood-shortage-fears-mount-as-pa-farms-crushed-by-record-diesel-prices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;No diesel fuel, and I can\u2019t afford to get any&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div id=\"authorDate\">\n<p>\u00a0on&#038;nbsp16th June 2022 @ 4.00pm <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure title=\"&#039;We have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship,&#039; one farmer said\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8216;We have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship,&#8217; one farmer said<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania farmers are being<em> &#8220;crushed&#8221;<\/em> by the record cost of diesel as a global food crisis is beginning to loom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One farmer in Lehigh County said this:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve got a tractor hooked up to my corn planter out here, no diesel fuel, and I can\u2019t afford to get any.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That farmer was airing his gripes to Kyle Kotzmoyer, a legislative affairs specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Kotzmoyer then turned around and testified to state lawmakers:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship. We are teetering on the edge right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure title=\"The situation looks as though it will continue to push food prices higher\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Expert-Warns-of-Global-Food.jpg\" alt=\"the situation looks as though it will continue to push food prices higher\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>The situation looks as though it will continue to push food prices higher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The situation looks as though it will continue to push food prices higher.<\/p>\n<p>The government reported that food prices in May were 10.1% higher than last year.<\/p>\n<p>Kotzmoyer lamented the possibility of a food shortage:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOne, if they can\u2019t afford to put it in the ground,&#8221;<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Or, two, if they can\u2019t afford to take it out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The PA average for diesel is now $6.19 per gallon, up about 75% from a year ago, the report notes.<\/p>\n<p>It is a <em>\u201chuge, huge expense\u201d<\/em> for farmers, Kotzmoyer told state legislators.<\/p>\n<figure title=\"&#039;If the farmers cannot get crops out of the ground, then there is not food on the shelves&#039;\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Food-Shortages-Loom-in-China-as-Farmers-Face-Crisis-amid-Pandemic.jpg\" alt=\"if the farmers cannot get crops out of the ground  then there is not food on the shelves\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8216;If the farmers cannot get crops out of the ground, then there is not food on the shelves&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One farmer who works on about 3,500 acres burns through about 2,000 gallons of diesel per month, said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf the farmers cannot get crops out of the ground, then there is not food on the shelves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/18657-biden-gas-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-double-down-on-clean-energy-goals-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that the U.S. would help Europe reduce its dependence on Russian oil, but said the gas crisis would be an <em>&#8220;opportunity&#8221;<\/em> to push for <em>\u201cclean energy goals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s going to take some time to adjust gas supply chains and infrastructure that were built for the last decade so we\u2019re going to have to make sure the families in Europe can get through this winter and the next while we\u2019re building an infrastructure for a diversified, resilient and clean energy future,\u201d<\/em> Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in the UK, the cost of farming has<a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/18914-expert-warns-of-global-food-crisis-amid-spiraling-costs-for-farmers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> soared<\/a> amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers both in Britain and beyond are facing increased costs thanks in large part to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which has led to supply shortages in fertilizer and other essential resources, in turn driving up the costs of operation.<\/p>\n<p>Some fear that this increase in costs will result in shortages in a number of foodstuffs in Britain, with farmers being driven out of the industry due to supermarkets not being willing to pay enough for farming to produce food at the break-even point.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/18552-top-russian-tv-editor-heckles-putin-on-live-show-warns-viewers-of-propaganda-\">[RELATED] Top Russian TV Editor Heckles Putin on Live Show, Warns Viewers of &#8216;Propaganda&#8217;<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;No diesel fuel, and I can\u2019t afford to get any&#8217; 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