Farmers in Roscommon are paying above average costs for Diesel, Agricultural Diesel and Kerosene according to the IFA’s most recent fuel price survey, which shows a substantial increase in fuel prices across the country.
IFA’s Inputs Project Team Chairman John Coughlan has challenged fuel suppliers to review their existing pricing structure saying that “The 20% fall in fuel prices reported in the previous survey has been completely wiped out, with agricultural diesel now costing on average 61.47 cent per litre.”
Diesel prices in Leinster rose by 25% this quarter to an average of 62.47 cent per litre and farmers in Longford are paying 64 cent per litre. The average diesel price increase in the other provinces ranged from 14% in Connacht to 18% in Munster and Ulster.
The quarterly fuel price survey is also reporting an 11% increase in car diesel price, with farmers now paying an average price of 113.64 cent per litre; and an increase in the price of kerosene this quarter by 19% to 55.94 cent per litre.
Roscommon Farmers pay 62c per litre for Agricultural Diesel; above the National Average of 61.47c, for Standard (Car) Diesel they pay 113.67c per litre, which is slightly below the National Average of 113.64c and pay 58.75c per litre for Kerosene (Home Heating Oil) which is above the National Average of 55.94c per litre.
The least expensive Agricultural Diesel can be found in Mayo at 54.5c per litre – almost 7c below the National Average.
The least expensive Standard (Car) Diesel can be found in Cork at 109c per litre – 4.64c below the average.
The least expensive Kerosene (Home Heating Oil) can be found in Dublin at 47.6c per litre – over 8c below the average.
At this time of falling farm incomes, farmers must now more than ever challenge suppliers to explain the huge variation in fuel prices and question if excessive price taking is occurring, John Coughlan urged.
Full details of the fuel price survey and more IFA input cost surveys are available on the IFA’s iFarm app or at www.ifarm.ie by clicking on the “Input prices” section.
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