Louisiana Governor Issues Executive Order to Ease Costs for Farmers
What happened
An executive order was issued by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to provide immediate relief to farmers in the state. The order suspends the state law for one month while the sugarcane harvest begins. This allows harvest workers to use dyed diesel they already possess for equipment such as tractors, skidders, and irrigation pumps, which is typically untaxed fuel and cannot be used on roads.
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Why it matters
The measure is intended to ease operational costs for the agricultural sector during the harvest season. Sugarcane farmers stated that the high cost of diesel was negatively impacting their profits. The order is expected to result in significant operational cost savings for the industry.
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Who's involved
- Jeff LandryGovernor of Louisiana, responsible for issuing the executive order.
- LouisianaState of Louisiana, where the executive order is implemented.
- farmerAgricultural workers and farmers in Louisiana who benefit from the relief.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- farmerSpeculative
Farmers could see millions of dollars in savings on transportation and operational costs during the harvest season.
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Jeff Landry and Brooke Rollins are discussing the current challenges and outlook of the sugar cane season.Sub-event
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The entities involved
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Jeff Landry
American politician (born 1970)
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Louisiana
state of the United States of America
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farmer
person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials