Tasmin Mahfuz

The Pennsylvania state average for diesel fuel is now at a new record high of $6.61 a gallon.

The state average is 17 cents higher per gallon than it was last week. It is $2.65 higher per gallon than it was at this time last year.

The state average for a gallon of regular gas is at $4.47, about the same as it was last week.

Video below: White House Correspondent Christopher Salas discusses how high diesel prices and rising costs in the farming industry are having a growing impact in the upcoming election.