Gas prices
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sebastiantombs
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The problem is that our inputs just went through the roof. Corn is almost $8 a bushel, soybeans knocking on $18, wheat over $11.
Us livestock farmers feed inputs have doubled over the past few months. Unfortunately pork, beef and egg prices have not followed suit.
We have a small farm at our house where we raise hogs, sheep and a few cattle. We market our livestock to the end user. Last year we sold our hogs for $2 a pound, beef for $2.50 a pound. With the price of feed right now we’ll need to double our prices. I know full well that we will struggle to sell our animals this summer and fall. People are going to have a hard time ponying up over $400 for 100 pounds of pork.
Parley
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I have cut way back on my spending last month. In fact this will be the first time I will have a $0.00 balance on my credit card. What little I have spent has been cash. Our utilities come right out of our checking account.
If you read/hear people saying "Ukraine" and "gas prices" in the same breath, share this:
mat200
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Fertilizer up also ..
Ssayer
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The CC companies have never made a penny in interest off of me as I've always paid my card(s) off every single month. Any money made off of my purchases are their percentages that they charge the retailer.
Parley
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Same here. I always pay mine off every month.
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Trudeau pledges support for European nations to move away from Russian energy
'We will be there to support, as the world moves beyond Russian oil and indeed, beyond fossil fuels, to have more renewables in our mix'
nationalpost.com
cyberwolf_uk
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Stop bitching 
or I'm sending you all to the UK! It costs $9.49c for a gallon here 
from yesterday I believe
or I'm sending you all to the UK! It costs $9.49c for a gallon here from yesterday I believeYup, to make 28% the process takes alot of natural gas. Fertilizer prices are through the roof. Even with high grain prices the inputs are so high (if you can get them) there will be alot of farmers making hard decisions in the next few months as planting season starts.
Because if you’ve been farming for any amount of time you know that prices can go down just as fast as they went up. And October and November harvest is a long ways away.
A lot of the mills around here aren’t buying grain unless they need it. The buyers know that these prices can’t continue like this. And if they are buying they are paying at least $0.50 under
We’ve never carried a balance on our CC’s. Both me and my wife have been raised to never buy anything unless you can pay for it. The only loan I’ve ever taken out was for our house.
We started taking Financial Peace at our church a few months back. We started ditching the CC’s and going cash only. It is truly unbelievable how much money we’ve been saving.
By actually handing cash out there is something that goes through the mind as to “do I really need this?”
It is truly amazing how much you can save if you actually have to hand over some cash instead of just swiping
Though Canada can supply the oil to Europe, but the shipping and time cost who undertake? The local normal people will undertake. For those battery cars, i will not buy now, but will buy when US Amy start use battery cars and trucks 
We paid off our farm and cars off last year. I sleep a lot better at night knowing I don't owe anyone for anything. I use a credit card, as I don't carry cash around with me, but it is always paid off at the end of the month when the bill comes in. We don't purchase much anymore, as it is about time to start down sizing. I still collect "toys", though.....
mat200
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Though Canada can supply the oil to Europe, but the shipping and time cost who undertake? The local normal people will undertake. For those battery cars, i will not buy now, but will buy when US Amy start use battery cars and trucks
FYI - Green Energy needs inputs to make .. metals, power to make those metals, .. Russia is strong with Petro / Oil / Gas and metals .. ( as well as food )
So "Green Energy" is still going to be impacted by Russia - Ukraine war .. no easy way around this trouble.
If you think the prices for gas in the US are high, come to the Netherlands, there we pay roughly 10.5 USD per for a gallon 
cyberwolf_uk
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If you think the prices for gas in the US are high, come to the Netherlands, there we pay roughly 10.5 USD per for a gallon
Surely nobody drives in your lovely country, they are all stoned!
But seriously you guys must pay the one of the highest prices in Europe!
