“I think we're all in trouble. If we don't get control of this diesel fuel and get it -- like right now -- people, people are probably consuming the loss, like as myself, but that cannot continue. So if they don't get control of the diesel fuel soon, we're really going to see a spike.”

Scott Belden · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16

Belden warns that ranchers cannot keep absorbing fuel cost increases and that a further price spike is coming if the situation is not addressed.