Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Trump Administration Admits To Destabilizing US Food Supply

At a time when US food prices have been increasing faster than overall inflation, the Trump administration has admitted to enacting policies that put the the US food supply at risk and a continuation of existing policy will drive US farmers out of business. Earlier this month the Department of Labor issued a report which states "The near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens combined with the lack of an available legal workforce is threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers." The report went on to say that without immediate action to correct the situation that "agricultural employers will be unable to maintain operations and the nation's food supply will be at risk."

Comments

Their solution?

Invest in cat herds to bring them back!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-21 12:07 PM

Their solution?

Invest in cat herds to bring them back!

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-21 12:08 PM

The labor department filing reduces the minimum wage that must be paid to H2-A visa workers by $1.12 to $3.18 per hour depending on the state. The change is expected to result in farmers seeking to hire more foreign workers.
This contradicts the July claim from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that the administration is working toward an "100% American workforce."
Other info in the report also appears to paint Rollins statement as a practical impossibility. The report makes it clear that there is a "lack of qualified and eligible U.S. workers." It goes on to say that the most recent data confirms that "despite efforts to broadly advertise agricultural jobs...domestic applicants are not applying for agricultural positions in sufficient numbers."

Here is the link to the actual filing from the Dept of Labor. www.federalregister.gov

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-21 12:27 PM

"The near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens combined with the lack of an available legal workforce is threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers."

That's a feature, not a bug.

Trump can remain President longer than farmers can remain solvent. --John Maynard Keynes, probably.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-21 01:30 PM

The poorest of Trump voters will be hurt the most by many of the regimes actions. I hope they come around to their -Find Out- moment soon enough for this nation to do something about it.

#5 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-10-22 02:00 PM

" I hope they come around to their -Find Out- moment soon enough"

Check back in 2-3 weeks. That's when folks get their new premium quotes for 2026.

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-22 02:11 PM

Check back in 2-3 weeks. That's when folks get their new premium quotes for 2026.

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And many of them will be struggling trying to figure out how to make thru the month and afford a turkey for thanksgiving with no paycheck.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-22 02:17 PM

Who wants to pick cabbage for $3.18 an hour?

Farmers need to pay more. Add $10.00 an hour to that miserable pittance and you'd still get almost no takers.

Farm work is Exploitative for the help.

Better Machines?

How about creating a federal program to pay farm workers free market wage rates including any local or federal minimum wages and funding it by dropping farm subsidies to the farmers.

Farm policy is America's weak link.

#8 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-10-22 02:29 PM

Fuck off you Russian cunt.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-23 12:46 AM

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