Agricultural experts warned that the existing farm labor shortage, when combined with a possible 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports threatened by the Trump administration, could drive up food prices nationwide. Deportations and the ensuing labor shortages would dramatically raise the cost of produce that requires heavy manual labor, especially fruit like strawberries and blueberries, or anything that must be handpicked. We don’t know whether any of these plans will be enacted, but understanding the role that immigrants, legal as well as undocumented, play in delivering produce to the supermarket will help the administration make better decisions. Mistakes could turn some items, like berries, into luxury goods.
US Farmers Warn of Food Shortages in 2025 #news #trending
