High fuel and equipment costs are showing up in Saskatchewan farm spending, CBC reported on October 27. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers said Canadian tractor sales in September 2026 were down roughly 15% from September 2025, and combine sales were down nearly 38%.
Devon Walker, of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said he burned 75,000 litres of diesel harvesting peas, wheat, canola and barley on 3,600 acres and paid an extra $75,000 for that fuel. He tied the diesel price to the war in Iran. Farm Credit Canada economist Graeme Crosbie said higher diesel is costing farmers an additional $15 to $20 an acre, or roughly $70,000 to $100,000 on a 5,000-acre example. He said the same fuel also makes it costlier to move grain and livestock, and that margins are tighter without the industry as a whole losing money yet.
The equipment comparison is a measured sales change. The fuel totals are a farmer’s account and an economist’s estimate, not a provincial price table. No grocery-price change was announced. This is separate from earlier reporting on one Newfoundland farm.
Could this diesel cost change a Saskatchewan farm’s spending? Yes. One farmer reported $75,000 in extra harvest fuel, and an FCC economist estimated $15 to $20 more an acre. No grocery or tax change was announced.