It’s been almost a year since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new immigration law that leaders say pushed thousands of farmworkers out of the state, and in turn, raised the prices of produce.
that leaders say pushed thousands of farmworkers out of the state and may be causing produce prices to increase.
Things like bell peppers, blueberries, mushrooms, and citrus have been more expensive. While some of that is because of inflation, a lot of those price increases could also tie back to the recent anti-immigration law. The law that’s been called the strongest “anti-illegal immigration legislation in the country” cracks down on undocumented labor.
“So we’re seeing blueberries, mushrooms, tomatoes, crops that are typically grown in Florida, and harvested by immigrant workers, keeping in mind, about 42% of Florida’s agricultural workers are undocumented. So when those workers leave the state, then there are fewer workers to harvest those crops, which is going to make those prices increase,” Ricci said.this week, lemons are almost 50% more expensive than they were last year.
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