Emily
Editor, Senior Moderator
Considering that diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are the biggest risk factors for COVID, depriving the country of healthy food is a really stupid policy.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fresh-produce-risks-getting-more-223849304.html
Fresh Produce Risks Getting More Scarce With U.S. Jabs Mandate
Elizabeth Elkin
Fri, January 21, 2022, 4:38 PM
(Bloomberg) -- Food shortages already seen at grocery stores across the U.S. risk getting worse as the country begins mandating vaccinations from truck drivers coming from Mexico and Canada.
The mandate starting Jan. 22 requires truckers and other essential workers who aren’t U.S. citizens crossing into the country to be vaccinated. Canada made a similar move beginning Jan. 15, and it has caused chaos for the country's fruit and vegetable markets. Now the produce industry is sounding the alarm that the U.S. could experience similar headaches because of the large amount of food imported from Mexico during the winter months. In 2020, Mexico accounted for 77% of U.S. fresh vegetable import volume. This comes at a time when the food supply chain is already seeing massive disruption.
“This will only bring more pressure in terms of bottlenecks and availability of truck drivers that are eligible to drive into the U.S.,” said David Magana, a Rabobank senior analyst...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fresh-produce-risks-getting-more-223849304.html
Fresh Produce Risks Getting More Scarce With U.S. Jabs Mandate
Elizabeth Elkin
Fri, January 21, 2022, 4:38 PM
(Bloomberg) -- Food shortages already seen at grocery stores across the U.S. risk getting worse as the country begins mandating vaccinations from truck drivers coming from Mexico and Canada.
The mandate starting Jan. 22 requires truckers and other essential workers who aren’t U.S. citizens crossing into the country to be vaccinated. Canada made a similar move beginning Jan. 15, and it has caused chaos for the country's fruit and vegetable markets. Now the produce industry is sounding the alarm that the U.S. could experience similar headaches because of the large amount of food imported from Mexico during the winter months. In 2020, Mexico accounted for 77% of U.S. fresh vegetable import volume. This comes at a time when the food supply chain is already seeing massive disruption.
“This will only bring more pressure in terms of bottlenecks and availability of truck drivers that are eligible to drive into the U.S.,” said David Magana, a Rabobank senior analyst...
