U.S. farmers face record- high fuel expenses this year as the fall harvest kicks into gear while pressure grows on the Trump administration to impose a temporary ban on diesel exports that could bring down prices.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry advised President Donald Trump on social media site X Thursday to order a 90day ban on U.S diesel exports while Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said Tuesday he is ‘open to exploring’ federal actions “that would take pressure off prices.”
During his weekly radio show Friday, Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley called on the Trump administration to enact a full ban on U.S. diesel exports. Grassley compared the situation to bans on soybean and wheat export sales in the 1970s, warning that “the price of food could go up if you were exporting too much” fuel. “I think the president ought to put an embargo on diesel to drive the price down,” the Iowa senator said.
