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Diesel prices have hit a record high, and many American farmers are in a difficult situation.

Diesel prices have hit a record high, and many American farmers are in a difficult situation.

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September 11th, 2026

Diesel prices have hit a record high, and many American farmers are in a difficult situation.

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Diesel prices in the United States have reached a record high.

美国柴油价格创下历史新高

Many farmers need diesel to run combine harvesters and tractors.

许多农民正需要柴油来开联合收割机拖拉机

They use these machines to harvest soybeans and corn.

他们要用这些机器收割大豆玉米

These two crops are the largest crops in the United States.

这两种作物是美国最大的农作物

This makes an already hard year even harder for farmers.

这让农民本就艰难的一年更加困难

They also face higher prices for fertilizer, seeds, and equipment.

他们还要面对化肥种子和设备涨价的问题

On September 4, the average price of diesel in the US rose to $5.85 per gallon. This was the first time.

9月4日美国柴油平均价格第一次升到每加仑5.85美元

This set a new record high.

创下了历史新高

The reason is a six-month war between the US and Iran.

原因是美国与伊朗打了六个月的战争

This war has disrupted the flow of fuel around the world.

这场战争扰乱了全球燃料流通

According to AAA data, prices have continued to rise since then.

据AAA数据此后价格继续上涨

On Friday, the average price reached $6.05 per gallon.

周五平均价格达到每加仑6.05美元

Paul Mitchell is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said these prices are too hard to bear.

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校教授保罗·米切尔这些价格让人吃不消

This is not just a problem for harvesting. It also affects the transport of everything.

这不只是收割的问题还包括所有东西的运输

Jason Kurtz is a farmer in Missouri. He said he is paying twice as much for diesel this year as last year.

密苏里州农民杰森·库尔茨今年付的柴油费是去年的两倍。

His combine harvester uses 200 gallons of fuel every day.

他的联合收割机每天消耗200加仑燃料

He expects to run it for 30 days.

预计要运行30天

He also needs diesel to run a tractor and several trucks.

需要柴油来开一台拖拉机和多辆卡车

Kurtz said they must harvest, run these machines, and use diesel.

库尔茨说他们必须收割,必须开动这些机器,必须使用柴油

So this eats into their profits.

所以这侵蚀了利润

The 49-year-old said he also has to pay more for fertilizer and chemicals.

49岁的他说,他还不得不为化肥和化学品付更多钱

His finances are already very tight this year.

他今年的财务状况已经很紧张

According to AAA data, U.S. diesel prices are now 60% higher than at the end of February.

据AAA数据美国柴油价格现在比2月底高出60%

At that time, the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran. The national average price was about $3.76 per gallon.

当时美国和以色列对伊朗开战全国平均价格约为每加仑3.76美元

The war disrupted oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

战争导致霍尔木兹海峡油轮运输中断。

The cost of crude oil soared.

原油成本飙升

Mitchell said farms short on cash are the ones that most have to cut spending.

米切尔说现金紧张的农场正是那些最不得不削减开支的农场。

Kurtz voted for President Trump.

库尔茨曾投票支持特朗普总统

He said he plans to put off some farm work until later.

他说他计划把一些农活推迟到以后。

He hopes diesel prices will drop by then.

他希望那时柴油价格会下降

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