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Northeast Ohio Farmers Pay The Price for Max Miller’s Reckless War

Ohio farmer on rising costs: “We’re just trying to live until next year”

Ohio farmers are getting crushed under a “double whammy” of rising fuel and fertilizer costs — with diesel prices hitting a record high last week — thanks to the reckless war in Iran that Max Miller voted in lockstep to support.

According to a recent report from Cleveland.com, Ohio farmers are getting squeezed from all directions. Farmers who started the year paying $2–3 per gallon for diesel are now paying closer to $5.

Ohio farmer Michael Kilpatrick told Axios his fuel bills have nearly doubled from $400 to $700 and his container costs are up 30%. “If prices go up, we’re eating that difference,” Kilpatrick said.

Miller’s cost-spiking war compounds on the estimated $76 million in farm losses Ohio suffered due to Trump’s tariffs — which he also voted to protect.

DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
“Max Miller refused to stand up for farmers when he had the chance to help, and now Northeast Ohio farmers are paying the price every day. OH-07 voters won’t forget Miller’s reckless, cost-spiking war at the ballot box.”

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