‘Insane’ costs: Small New York farm grapples with fuel hikes from Middle East conflict
An hour’s drive north of New York City, the greenhouses at Cropsey Farm are seeing their first leaves of kale, spinach and arugula emerge. But the farmer who runs the outfit is obsessed with something else: the soaring price of fuel.
AFP
Malay Mail
Apr 12, 2026
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Every year, Sue Ferreri typically allows a 10 per cent “buffer” for production budgeting, “but it’s well above that now…We’re looking at 20, 25 per cent, and it’s mainly due to the diesel cost,” she told AFP.
Fuel prices have jumped after the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, which led to a blockage of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit of oil and fertilizer.
Earlier this week, a gallon (3.8 litres) of diesel — the fuel most used on the farm located in New City — rose as high as US$5.70 (RM22.60) compared with US$3.70 in February.
It’s essential to the entire operation here: irrigating young plants, spraying fertilizers and plowing the soil.
Shipping costs are up, too, Ferreri said, describing “insane” prices for the delivery of essential farm equipment. Recently when she wanted to order a US$60 piece of equipment, the shipping cost was US$200, she said.
Eight people grow flowers, vegetables and fruit using sustainable farming practices on the ten-hectare (25-acre) farm. Customers include restaurant owners as well as local residents who buy produce in a restored 18th-century barn.
Cropsey Farm was already hit by fuel prices hikes following the war in Ukraine and had begun adapting its methods even before the Middle East conflict broke out.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/insane-costs-small-new-york-farm-grapples-with-fuel-hikes-from-middle-east-conflict/
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