Canadian combine sales were down nearly 38 percent from September 2025, and one Saskatchewan farmer reported an extra $75,000 in harvest diesel. CBC published the account on October 27.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ comparison is national: September tractor sales were down roughly 15 percent as well. It is not a count of Saskatchewan sales alone. Devon Walker said his 3,600-acre farm used 75,000 litres of diesel for the harvest. He attributed the fuel price to the war in Iran; that is his explanation, not a provincial price index.
Farm Credit Canada economist Graeme Crosbie said higher diesel is adding $15 to $20 an acre, or roughly $70,000 to $100,000 on a 5,000-acre farm, and that it also raises the cost of hauling grain and livestock. He said farm margins are tighter but that the industry as a whole is not yet losing money. No grocery-price change was announced.
Could these diesel costs change what a Saskatchewan farm spends? Yes for the operations described: Walker reported $75,000 more in harvest fuel, and Farm Credit Canada estimated another $15 to $20 an acre. That is not a province-wide average, and no food-price increase was announced.