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(77,003 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:14 PM Jul 22

According to Reuters, up to 70% of farmworkers stayed home, terrified of deportation, leaving fruits and vegetables to s [View all]

This was 3 weeks ago--I imagine things have gotten worse---more crops rotting in the fields.

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According to Reuters, up to 70% of farmworkers stayed home, terrified of deportation, leaving fruits and vegetables to spoil unharvested during peak season.

Farmers warn these disruptions threaten the $60 billion California agriculture sector www.reuters.com/business/imm...

According to Reuters, up to 70% of farmworkers stayed home, terrified of deportation, leaving fruits and vegetables to spoil unharvested during peak season.

Farmers warn these disruptions threaten the â€¯billion California agriculture sector www.reuters.com/business/imm...
— ðŸª·MsGrumpyBunnyðŸª· (@msgrumpybunny.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T20:05:07.302Z

Fear is spreading across the supply chain because the impact isn’t limited to California.

The UFW union reports laborers across New York and elsewhere are “terrified” to show up, even though many are legal or undocumented workers filling vital roles.

www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...

and could drive up grocery prices nationwide.

ðŸš¨ Thereâ€™s a boiling frog analogy here somewhereâ€¦

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
— ðŸª·MsGrumpyBunnyðŸª· (@msgrumpybunny.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T20:05:07.303Z

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According to Reuters, up to 70% of farmworkers stayed home, terrified of deportation, leaving fruits and vegetables to s [View all] riversedge Jul 22 OP

Holy crap! 70%? Food prices are gonna go up and up. And on top of TSF's tarrfffs... brush Jul 22 #1

If true, we'll have to rely more on IMPORTED fruits and vegs BaronChocula Jul 22 #9

A self-own Catch-22 we can't escape. Thanks, trump. brush Jul 22 #14

This will be devastating for northern state farms when harvest season hits soon. nt ImNotGod Jul 22 #2

Lots of people who had milked cows in WI have left. Right now farmers are relying on HS kids but riversedge Jul 22 #4

Calling all MAGAts. The employment opportunities Dr. T Jul 22 #6

Well, they got rid of Department of Education so maybe they won't get to go to school. travelingthrulife Jul 22 #7

Let's not forget the devastation to those workers and their families, who are unlikely to have a big cushion of savings Scrivener7 Jul 22 #3

From farm to table, at least one in five jobs in the food industry is carried out by immigrants, the equivalent of 14 mi riversedge Jul 22 #5

Good to know. calimary Jul 22 #23

And a safe guess is that at least half of whom ICE rounded up were legal JT45242 Jul 22 #8

Even easier just come by the fields at dawn. I keep telling ya: those berry-pickers are damn dangerous hombres... Hekate Jul 22 #13

I am reading they get grabbed and thrown out of country almost immediately dixiegrrrrl Jul 22 #24

We drove past ag fields planted next to US 101 this morning -- no workers in sight... Hekate Jul 22 #10

Nobody thought farther than the present. calimary Jul 22 #26

Terrific quote -- thx for sharing Hekate Jul 22 #37

Have to hit GOP/Trump with inflation their overzealous actions are causing. Friend just got a quote for some work... dutch777 Jul 22 #11

K&R UTUSN Jul 22 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 22 #15

I hate posts like this... druidity33 Jul 22 #19

Maybe ICE can pick up swong19104 Jul 22 #16

WTF? BoRaGard Jul 22 #17

lemons are getting scarce in my area.. Colorado mountain grammy Jul 22 #18

Based on personal experience, produce prices are already rising. Hassler Jul 22 #20

That fucking rascist scum Steven Miller has Dotards ear... AZ8theist Jul 22 #21

Other than that, what do you think of the guy? Gimpyknee Jul 22 #35

Enjoy your food relayerbob Jul 22 #22

Stand Back!!!!! Stable Genius At Work!!!!! BurnDoubt Jul 22 #25

"Stable Dweller" is more like it. calimary Jul 22 #28

Excellent post! Thank you very much. liberalla Jul 22 #27

A great victory for MAGAts and the Oligarchy. DJ Synikus Makisimus Jul 22 #29

Let them eat tariffs. Oh wait, cake, I mean cake, not tariffs. twodogsbarking Jul 22 #30

Kick dalton99a Jul 22 #31

Soon the buses will be sent to Medicaid recipients homes and they will be taken to the fields to pick cotton, oh wait, twodogsbarking Jul 22 #32

And this all was intentional. LilElf70 Jul 22 #33

tRUMP's tubs of lard diehards will not be out there picking fruits and veggies wolfie001 Jul 22 #34

Perhaps they can be classified as "essential workers" BWdem4life Jul 22 #36