In the Irkutsk Region of the Russian Federation, farmers are facing bankruptcy due to a fuel shortage

In the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation, agricultural work has come to a halt due to an acute shortage of diesel fuel and rising prices, and local producers are warning of the threat of a complete shutdown of the region’s entire agricultural sector. 

In particular, the “Buretske” experimental farm has already been forced to halt its planting campaign due to a lack of fuel, while suppliers are refusing to provide the allocated quotas or are redirecting fuel to western Russia.

According to Deputy Stepan Frantenko, the situation is worsening due to proposals to refuel large machinery at regular gas stations, which is technically impossible and threatens to cause a fuel shortage for civilian vehicles. In addition to the Irkutsk region, problems with restrictions on diesel sales and disruptions in procurement have previously affected the Krasnoyarsk Krai, where farmers complain about a ban on selling fuel in canisters, which is disrupting the operation of generators on farms. Overall, the fuel crisis, which poses risks to the harvest, has already spread to 25 regions of the Russian Federation.

This is reported by The Moscow Times.

Farmers from the southern regions of Russia, the Central Black Earth Economic Region, and the Volga Federal District are complaining en masse about a shortage of diesel fuel and a sharp rise in its prices on the eve of the harvest season. The cost of diesel fuel has doubled since February, exceeding 100,000 rubles per ton, yet even at this price, producers have no guarantees of receiving fuel or knowing when it will be shipped. 

Retail gasoline prices at gas stations in Russia have risen to record levels

The shortage of automotive fuel, previously observed in the temporarily occupied Crimea, has begun to spread to the southern regions of the Russian Federation. Residents of the Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Oblast are reporting shortages of gasoline and diesel fuel.

In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, restrictions on gasoline sales have been introduced due to fuel supply problems following strikes on Russian refineries. Russian Telegram channels reported this on May 22.