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Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, but diesel and natural-gas prices remain much higher than a year ago. It’s mainly the latter two that are raising costs for the nation’s fuel-intensive agricultural industry, leading to expectations that food prices will remain high.

Kent Vander Lugt, a farmer in southwest Minnesota, says his fuel costs are 60% higher than a year ago, increasing his cost per acre of corn raised by $30 to $40.

Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, but diesel and natural-gas prices remain much higher than a year ago.

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