Zoinks! On again off again tariffs and immigration crackdown, hurts FL farmers.

Who could have predicted this? Oh, wait, I think Mark, PJ, and Kevin did, well played gentlemen!

Local farmers blame tariffs, immigration crackdown for business losses, wasted crops - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

"Perfectly good tomatoes are being plowed over — instead of picked. It’s a sad scene happening in South Florida."

"Farmers say President Trump’s tariffs and the threat of tariffs have caused thousands of acres of tomatoes to go to waste because the price to pick and pack them costs more than what the tomatoes are selling for this year."

"Tony Dimare: “Another watermelon grower in the state called me about concerns and questions on the tariff....His customers in Canada...... In fact, they were going to source their watermelon needs from Mexico.”"

"Immigration changes are also taking a toll. "Many pickers are afraid to go to work......they don’t come and the harvest is lost because it cannot be harvested,""

You know what's next for Florida Man? There won't be timely hurricane warnings, because Elon gutted the NOAA!

So much losing! Florida can't complain--they're getting exactly what they voted for.

Oops, now the Texas farmers are realizing elections have consequences.

Farmer Nick Billman doesn't have anyone to work his farm.

"“I would say within the last three weeks it started to slow but this last week has been huge,” Billman said. “That is when it has been zero people wanting to come out and be exposed to be able to be picked up whether they are legal or illegal.”"

"“One hundred percent, one hundred percent don’t want to come out of fear of being picked up even if they are doing it the right way,” Billman said.

Billman was left alone, cleaning the debris from Thursday night’s storm. He says people are afraid to show up to work and believes the country’s food supply could be impacted if this continues."

https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/100-dont-show-up-to-work-because-of-raids-farmer-says/