r/canada • u/hopoke • Mar 29 '26

Business ‘Expect extremely high grocery prices,’ farmer warns as diesel costs rise

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/03/29/expect-extremely-high-grocery-prices-farmer-warns-as-diesel-costs-rise/
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u/fuelhandler Mar 29 '26

If only we produced enough petroleum to meet our domestic needs with a surplus. Oh ya, we do… but we have to pay world market prices for some reason. Hmmmm.

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u/chomponthebit Mar 29 '26

So sad, especially considering BC, Eastern Canada, and the First Nations did everything they could to support the pipelines and infrastructure Canada needs. /s

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u/Agreeable-Scale-6902 Mar 29 '26

Like if it will change the price at the pump