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Diesel prices surge to a historic high, compounding the woes of American farmers when they need it most.

Diesel prices surge to a historic high, compounding the woes of American farmers when they need it most.

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September 11th, 2026

Diesel prices surge to a historic high, compounding the woes of American farmers when they need it most.

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Diesel prices are hitting record highs at the very moment when many American farmers depend on the fuel to power their combine harvesters, tractors, and other machinery to bring in the nation's two major cropssoybeans and corn.

柴油價格正締造歷史新高,而值此之際,眾多美國農民恰需仰賴此燃料驅動聯合收割機、拖拉機及其他機具,以收穫該國兩大作物——大豆與玉米。

This surge in prices compounds what has already been a gruelling year for these farmers, who are moreover grappling with the escalating costs of fertiliser, seed, and equipment.

此番價格飆升,令這些農民本已舉步維艱的一年更形雪上加霜,而他們尚且面臨著肥料、種子與設備成本節節攀升的困境。

On September 4th, the price of diesel in the United States reached an unprecedented peak; a six-month war with Iran had disrupted global fuel supply chains, driving the average diesel price to surge to $5.85 per gallon for the first time.

9月4日美國柴油價格攀抵史無前例的峰值此前與伊朗長達六個月的戰事擾亂了全球燃料供應鏈致使柴油均價首度飆升至每加侖5.85美元

According to AAA data, prices continued to climb thereafter, with the average reaching $6.05 per gallon by Friday.

據AAA數據顯示其後價格持續走高週五均價已達每加侖6.05美元

"These prices are truly unbearable," said Paul Mitchell, a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of WisconsinMadison.

這些價格著實令人不堪負荷,」威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校農業與應用經濟學教授保羅·米切爾表示

"And it doesn't stop at harvesting alone.

不僅止於收割一環

It also encompasses the transportation of all suppliesmoving grain or silage from the fields to the farm, and then from the farm to the places where it is sold."

尚涵蓋所有物資之運輸——將穀物或青貯飼料自田地運至農場繼而再由農場運抵其銷售之處。」

Jason Kurtz, a corn and soybean farmer on the outskirts of Forest City, Missouri, claims that the diesel expenses he has paid this year have already reached twice those of last year.

密蘇里州森林城近郊玉米與大豆農戶傑森·庫爾茨聲稱其本年度所支付之柴油開銷已達去年之兩倍

His combine harvester consumes 200 gallons (750 litres) of fuel per day, and it is estimated that it will have to keep operating for as long as 30 days.

其聯合收割機每日耗費200加侖750公升燃油且預估須持續運作30日之久

Moreover, both his tractors and trucks likewise depend on diesel to run.

此外其拖拉機與卡車亦均需仰賴柴油驅動

"We have to harvest," he said on Tuesday in an interview at his farm.

我們勢必得收割,」於週二在其農場接受採訪時如是說道

The farm is situated roughly 90 miles (145 kilometres) from Kansas City.

該農場坐落於距堪薩斯城約90英里145公里)之處。

"We have to keep the machinery running.

我們勢必得讓機器運轉。

We have to burn diesel, and that erodes our profits."

我們勢必得消耗柴油而這便侵蝕了我們的利潤。」

Kurtz, now 49, candidly admitted that his financial situation this year had "already become quite strained," the reason being that he had also been compelled to bear even higher expenditures on fertilizer and chemicals.

現年49歲的庫爾茨坦言,其今年財務狀況「已經很緊張」,箇中緣由在於他尚且不得不為肥料與化學品承擔更為高昂的支出。

According to data furnished by AAA, diesel prices in the United States have now surged 60% relative to their level before the United States and Israel launched war against Iran at the end of February, when the national average price stood at approximately $3.76 per gallon.

根據AAA所提供之數據美國柴油價格現較美國與以色列於2月底對伊朗發動戰爭攀升60%其時全國平均價格約為每加侖3.76美元

In view of the fact that the war disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the price of crude oilthe principal raw material for both diesel and gasolineskyrocketed, thereby driving prices upward at a precipitous rate.

鑑於戰爭致使霍爾木茲海峽油輪運輸中斷原油——柴油與汽油之主要原料——價格飆漲帶動價格急速攀升

"The farms that are strapped for cash are precisely those that most urgently need to find ways to cut costs in order to stay in operation," Mitchell said.

現金拮据農場正是那些最亟需設法撙節開支以維持營運者,」米切爾表示

"A great many farms find themselves in precisely this predicament."

諸多農場皆面臨此般境況。」

Kurtz had cast his ballot for President Donald Trump, and he said he planned to postpone certain farming operations in the hope that diesel prices would have fallen by then.

庫爾茨曾將選票投予唐納德·特朗普總統,並表示其計劃延宕若干農務,寄望屆時柴油價格得以回落。

"This is one of the advantages of working the land oneself," he said.

「此乃躬耕之一利,」彼言。

"Tomorrow will be quite different."

「翌日當殊異。」

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