The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to the Trump administration's immigration raids

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/family-farm-idaho-faces-worker-shortage-trump-administration/story

The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to President Trump’s immigration raids – and one family-owned farm is caught in the middle.

"The near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens combined with the lack of an available legal workforce, results in significant disruptions to production costs and threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S consumers," according to a Department of Labor report submitted earlier in October.

Owyhee Produce, a third-generation agricultural business in Idaho, is now facing worker shortages in the wake of the Trump administration's increasing deportation raids.

Shay Myers, Owyhee Produce's general manager, said the farm typically has 300 workers at peak harvesting times, with roughly 82 H-2A visa employees, who are temporary, seasonal agricultural workers from abroad.

[Nictuku]

1. Well Duh!

(not aimed at you LetMyPeopleVote)

I think we all knew this was an eventuality when the ICE raids began. (except for the MAGA fools who actually believed that ICE would NOT go after workers, only criminals). We (on the Correct Side of History) all knew this was going to happen.

[mwmisses4289]

2. Wait...aren't there maga idjits lined up to take these jobs?

They keep screaming about immigrants taking the jobs...well, there ya go, maga morons, go fill those jobs that ice has just opened up for you!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. I'd bet scarcity is already a factor in retail price

I haven't shopped much in about 5 weeks. I was in shock at the supermarkets today. A few observations:

There are a lot of closeouts because food is not moving. But there are also price increases particularly in produce and meats, dairy and frozen, canned. I saw many items up 7-15%. And there are price disparities between stores. Broccoli was $1.99 at two stores, but $2.99 at a third. Dairy products - yogurt, sour creme, cottage or ricotta, cream cheese - are soaring. But cream cheese was up at most, but still had summer prices at another.

Also I needed a piece of plywood. What was about $6.99 when I looked 2 years ago is now $14.81. This for 1/4" X 24" X 24". That's about $3.69 a square foot. And the 1/4" is more like 7/32" or less.

[sakabatou]

4. Quickly! Everyone act surprised!

[Silent Type]

5. If I have to eat rice and potatoes for next 3 years to get message across to this admin, I'm in.

[LonePirate]

6. What rice and potatoes? Are you growing your own?

[Silent Type]

7. Have bulk rice, just in case. Potatoes will always be relatively cheaps.