With US cattle numbers down for the sixth straight year and prices already up 53% since 2019, experts warn the screwworm-related import halt could drive further price hikes.
Food prices have been increasing for decades, and lately they have been outstripping inflation. This year, grocery prices have continued their upward trend.
Many farmers rely on undocumented immigrants. When Brooke Rollins was asked who would work on farms if the labor force was deported, she said she would address any ‘hypothetical issues that turn out to be real.’
