# Maine families choose between food and heat

> Heating oil prices surge across Maine, forcing residents to make impossible choices between basic necessities.
- Title: Maine families choose between food and heat · CBS News
- Summary: Heating oil prices surge across Maine, forcing residents to make impossible choices between basic necessities. Heating oil prices have skyrocketed in Maine…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/video/maine-couple-forced-choose-food-heat-heating-oil-prices-skyrocket
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- Topics: maine, heating oil prices, energy costs, cost of living, news
## Oil prices surge across Maine
Heating oil prices are skyrocketing in Maine, along with diesel and gas. No state depends on heating oil more than Maine does.
## Residents face impossible choices
Maine residents are now forced to make tough decisions about whether to buy food or pay for heat as prices climb.
## CBS News reports from Maine
Meg Oliver spoke with residents in Maine about how rising heating oil prices are affecting their daily lives and financial decisions.
## Key takeaway

Heating oil prices have skyrocketed in Maine, which depends on heating oil more than any other state, forcing residents to choose between food and heat.