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Unsurprised. Until Thiel et al can figure out how to create a massive slave class in the US that will work in agriculture for free, the US will increasingly be purchasing produce andFarms across America are beginning the harvest season. Only they're having to do it with 150,000 fewer migrant workers.
Only 32% of farmworkers are US citizens. Only 20% are foreign workers with legal visas. The rest are illegal workers.
In an informal poll of farm owners, it was estimated that the labor shortage was resulting in about 20% fewer workers than what was needed to successfully bring in crops on time. This will likely drive up food prices.
U.S. agriculture industry faces 155,000 labor shortage
This could cause prices to spike.
More and more food producers are looking at moving operations to Mexico. The average farm day laborer in the US is paid $120 day. In Mexico, the daily wage is $5.20 per day. Even with tariffs, food imported from Mexico is cheaper and more profitable for sellers.
Trump's short-sighted immigration crackdown, which is costing taxpayers billions of dollars, is going to drive up prices, escalate inflation in the food and grocery sector, damage American farmers and agriculture companies, and shift more production to offshore labor markets.
