U.S. Department of Labor warns shortages could drive up food prices
Oct. 21
The U.S. Department of Labor is warning that the Trump Administration’s mass deportation efforts could drive up food prices due to a shrinking agricultural workforce. Nearly one in five farmworkers now rely on H-2A visas, and experts say losing that labor could strain growers and supply chains across the country.
Hitendra Chaturvedi, Professor of Practice in the Department of Supply Chain Management at ASU, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss how labor shortages may affect food costs and the U.S. supply chain.
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