Kody Traxel says it is costing his farm pretty well double to run a harvester this year due to rising diesel prices. The fuel price going up, it hit us pretty hard. Farmers' margins were already tightening in the past couple of years. Farm Credit Canada economist Graeme Crosbie said diesel prices reached a record high this fall as farmers were harvesting. They are adding an extra expense at a time when for the average producer in the Prairies, margins have already been tight for a couple of years. On a 2,000-hectare farm, you are looking at $70,000 to $100,000 in extra fuel expenses alone, which is significant, and producers are going to feel that pain. Could high diesel prices squeeze Alberta farm profits this year? Yes, they have added extra $70,000-$100,000 in fuel costs for larger operations this harvest season.