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Fuel cost dire for farmers

Summary by Otago Daily Times
Chris Dillon is facing the busiest time of year for his farm with an unwelcome guest in the form of gas prices nearly doubling for the farm in the space of three weeks. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG Arable farmers in Eastern Southland are facing the next few months with doubled fuel costs — inviting the question of whether it is possible, or even worth it, to harvest and plant new crops.

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Fuel cost dire for farmers

Chris Dillon is facing the busiest time of year for his farm with an unwelcome guest in the form of gas prices nearly doubling for the farm in the space of three weeks. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG Arable farmers in Eastern Southland are facing the next few months with doubled fuel costs — inviting the question of whether it is possible, or even worth it, to harvest and plant new crops.

·Otago, New Zealand
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Otago Daily Times broke the news in Otago, New Zealand on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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