Iran War Threatens Alabama Farmers, Senator Warns

0:00On this March 14th in Birmingham, here's what is making headlines. Alabama State Senator David Sessions joined a recent radio show to warn about the war in Iran, driving up fuel costs for the state's farmers. He hopes the conflict ends quickly as it could squeeze the agriculture industry hard. Even though the U.S. does not buy oil directly from Iran, that country supplies 20 percent of the world's oil flow. Diesel prices have already jumped to $5 a gallon at stations, hitting farmers right in the wallet. This spike is set to fuel inflation and create economic headaches across Alabama. Sessions stressed the tough times ahead for grain growers and rural communities. He pointed out that Alabama is no longer the farming powerhouse it once was. Countries like Argentina and Brazil are clearing vast lands and boosting their grain output with better infrastructure. Back in the 1980s, the U.S. led the world in production, but that's slipping away. Sessions fears the state could soon import grain instead of exporting it, and equipped

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