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(146,207 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2025, 03:08 PM Thursday

Citrus harvest 'virtually halted' as workers fearing Trump order skip work: report [View all]

Source: Raw Story

January 23, 2025 10:30AM ET

President Donald Trump made major promises during the 2024 campaign to lower the cost of groceries.

However, it appears that the president's executive orders on immigration could be throwing a wrench into any progress being made to lower the cost of food.

NBC Bay Area reports that the citrus harvest in California's Central Valley has been "virtually halted" because migrant farmworkers have skipped work en masse in the wake of Trump's sweeping executive orders cracking down on undocumented immigrants.

The report notes that the timing of Trump's actions has been particularly troublesome for Central Valley farms because it's currently "the peak of citrus harvest season," which means that grocery stores could soon be hit with shortages of fruits such as oranges.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportations-2670981096/

(this is usually when the peak ripening happens with many citrus - I have a couple potted lime trees overwintering in my basement under lights)

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Citrus harvest 'virtually halted' as workers fearing Trump order skip work: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Thursday OP

Dems so informed you thusly Deminpenn Thursday #1

yep. Think. Again. Thursday #3

"d'oh." - G.O.P. Felon & Kronies (R) BoRaGard Thursday #2

Make Scurvy Great Again! chowder66 Thursday #4

Eat Kraut Historic NY Thursday #7

You eat kraut. chowder66 Thursday #8

I eat kraut and moosh it into moniss Thursday #14

I love it but I can't really eat it since it has too much salt. chowder66 Thursday #16

I'm in agreement about the salt and moniss Thursday #19

Vinegar slaw is the only slaw I can eat. chowder66 Thursday #41

There's a trick to making good moniss Thursday #46

The meal sounds yummy but you can't get me to eat the other coleslaw. chowder66 Thursday #47

I klnow what you mean about falafel, hush puppies moniss Thursday #48

Alas, we can avoid some of the same foods together!! lol chowder66 Thursday #49

yum! Evolve Dammit Thursday #59

Keeps the scruvy away Historic NY Thursday #44

I think I'd rather have scurvy. Ocelot II Thursday #27

Sausages and kraut were a real treat growing up NickB79 Thursday #45

I eat one forkful every morning. Gut health Callie1979 Thursday #51

buy your citrus today... lapfog_1 Thursday #5

This is going to a 4-year-long "We told you so." Basso8vb Thursday #6

Yep, and I'll keep repeating it to any whining magat. Dave Bowman Thursday #9

Get those magats into the fields to do the work intrepidity Thursday #10

I won't tell nobody., 3Hotdogs Thursday #21

For clarity's sake, I usually write it MAGAts. TomSlick Thursday #62

We need "we told you so" and a "FAFO" forum. FSogol Thursday #11

Trump is a psychopathic idiot. Personally I think he knew... ananda Thursday #12

Absolutely. trump and his advisors/masters planned this and anticipated the chaos erronis Thursday #25

The hit list he's playing out this week is a collection of late night post Fox rants mpcamb Thursday #54

Sadly, the grownups are gone this time. Or MIA (also gone) Evolve Dammit Thursday #61

Quick. Someone find the current price of O.J. so we can see how high it goes. (I don't do any citrus). sinkingfeeling Thursday #13

If anything, the arctic outbreak and winter storm that traversed the south and FL could have a major impact on OJ prices BumRushDaShow Thursday #22

Quarter pounders with cheese don't need fruit. Mrsfiddlegirl Thursday #15

"But he said grocery prices would be lowered!" sakabatou Thursday #17

Given that trump has never bought a grocery item in a store his whole life? erronis Thursday #30

Crop harvest calendar for California and moniss Thursday #18

Next thing we find is that Trump tried to corner the market on Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice muriel_volestrangler Thursday #20

and so it begins 4catsmom Thursday #23

I doubt you'll see the same happen in Texas and Florida. So maybe red-state citrus growers get wiggs Thursday #24

It won't be just expensive eggs. How about a $5 orange? Ocelot II Thursday #26

Crap! elleng Thursday #28

Central valley. Red California. Wonder who owns the orange trees? paleotn Thursday #29

The loss is deductible isn't it? LiberalArkie Thursday #31

No. Lost revenue is lost revenue. Simple reduces net profit. paleotn Thursday #33

I am sure the big corp growers cover it somewhere. Maybe offset profits in other areas? LiberalArkie Thursday #35

Lost cash is lost cash. Unless you're insured, it's still lost cash. paleotn Thursday #38

I hope they actually are insured... harmsc12 Thursday #50

I suspect they will be paid off Mz Pip Thursday #42

When you drive down highway 5 and 99 in those areas there are so many 🍑💩🤡 signs and blaming kimbutgar Thursday #55

This is really going to hurt calif so he probably does not care but gonna create shortage LizBeth Thursday #32

GO FORTH, MAGATS.... The Unmitigated Gall Thursday #34

And there goes the already sky-high price of OJ. louis-t Thursday #36

Grocery prices are coming down very soon. Trump gave his word. Norrrm Thursday #37

Eggs Baron2024 Thursday #39

I just bought 4 oranges catchnrelease Thursday #60

Who's Gonna Build Your Wall? Song by Tom Russell VanceFan Thursday #40

Grocery stores will JACK prices on oranges and orange juice after they read this article.... Bengus81 Thursday #43

I'd bet a lot of workers will slow down just a wee bit bucolic_frolic Thursday #52

Show me a Central Valley citrus farmer who voted for both HRC and Harris and RockRaven Thursday #53

Thanks dumpco Clouds Passing Thursday #56

Will American voters be lining up to pick oranges? nt Hotler Thursday #57

California juice oranges Botany Thursday #58

Instead of wasting all that produce seta1950 Friday #63

I wonder how many shares Trump and his people own in the fruit and vegetables area of the market? cstanleytech Friday #64

Mark my words, mostly blue states will suffer along with.... KY_EnviroGuy Friday #65

The saddest "We told you so" ever perdita9 Friday #66

Maybe those Jan 6ers can go out there and pick fruit 4catsmom Friday #67