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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Farmers hit with fuel price increases at 'worst possible time'
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:04:42
	Publish Date:		2026-03-16 04:17:00
	Description:		Farmers say the skyrocketing price of fuel couldn't have come at a worse possible time. The end of summer marks the beginning of harvest season for arable farmers, a time when they can burn more than double the amount of fuel than any other time of year. The price of brent crude oil is currently around $104 US dollars a barrel, up from around $70 prior to the US and Israel's attacks on Iran. With no way of knowing how long prices will stay so high, or even rise higher, farmers are facing an uncertain future. Evie Richardson reports.
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