(03-08-2022, 06:32 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(03-08-2022, 01:19 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: I have a family to take care of.

Ukrainians are very low on my list of priorities.

And get ready for the vast majority of Americans to become anti-Ukraine.

That's a very short-sighted way to look at things, but then again this is what social media has brought to us.

Imports from both Russia and Ukraine are important, especially when it comes to grain and fertilizer.

Don't pay attention to the cost to fill your vehicle up at the gas pump.  Look at the grocery prices.  EVERYTHING is going to be a lot more expensive.

Looking at fuel alone, my commute to my "regular job" doubled to where it costs me around $100 per week just to go to work.  I am fortunate enough to where I can absorb that cost, but a lot of people can not.

My farm uses a few tractors that require diesel fuel.  $5.00 per gallon for that stuff makes running an efficient operation very difficult.

Have you ever looked at the price of seed?  Price of animal feed?  Price of fertilizer?  It's all going up and makes my yield go down.

I hate to do it, but I may have to lay a couple of workers off to compensate for the rise in my costs.  It will mean working harder to achieve our same production, but at the same time it puts someone out of work and not able to provide for their families.  It really sucks and is a hard thing to do.