Immigrants hurt crops in Arizonaphoto courtesytwitter and youtube
You’ve probably seen a very high price for a dozen or 18 eggs at your local grocery store, mainly because of bird flu that contaminates chickens. The same can be seen in the
Arizona farmers recently reported migrants entering the state and damaging food crops.
Alex Muller, President of Paschinelli Produce Company Said Fox News:
“Our fields are monitored, audited and tested for a variety of pathogens, so there are clearly food safety concerns.”
he added:
“If someone steps into our fields, I don’t understand why we don’t flag them, mark them, and harvest them.”
“It leads to the end result. It’s not sustainable. It’s not good for the country.”
Ex-Governor Doug Ducey’s Wall helped minimize some immigration From crossing the peasant land. But now that container walls are gone, migrants will illegally cross the Arizona-Mexico border, damaging crops.
Yuma County supplies 90% of the nation’s iceberg and romaine lettuce each year. Instead of paying a buck or two for lettuce, he might find that the price impacts his monthly food budget threefold.
The USDA reported that California lettuce is selling for three times the price it was a year ago.
Lettuce prices are also rising in New York City.
Governor Katie Hobbs need to come up with schedule Otherwise, they will suffer the most as migrants continue to damage their food crops.
In this video from a few months ago, farmers share their concerns about migrants damaging their land.
What would you do to help farmers in this situation?