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How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks #8641482
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Labor intensive crops like lettuce, raspberries, strawberries, cilantro etc are now increasingly becoming an import from Mexico, Guatemala and other countries south of the border where labor is cheap. Coincidentally, that is where Cyclospora is native to.

It's no surprise to anybody in the fruit and veggie trade that when labor up here is in short supply those crops will no longer be grown as much and we will depend more and more on imports. Expect more outbreaks in the future if farmers can't profitably grow these items any longer in northern latitudes.

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Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: beaverpeeler] #8641485
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So what makes nasty Mexican workers less nasty if they work illegally in the U.S. as opposed to legally in Mexico?

Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: yotetrapper30] #8641489
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Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
So what makes nasty Mexican workers less nasty if they work illegally in the U.S. as opposed to legally in Mexico?


…. Or worse yet …. Anchor baby us to the point we become a hated minority in the nation we built

… history has proven those people can’t create anything of much worth … and dang sure struggle to run a nation when left to themselves

… yep … that just happened lol

Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: beaverpeeler] #8641493
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Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: beaverpeeler] #8641498
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Here's where cyclosporiasis is spreading as cases are ...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports over 4,100 confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. since May 1, 2026, with health departments reviewing an additional 7,400 probable cases. This record-high count spans 41 states, including a major multi-state outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce affecting at least 9 states.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
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350 million people and 11500 cases of diarrhea. Just cause the news media is desperate to sell advertising time, does not mean you need to worry about everything a talking tv head tells you to. If you want cheap labor do what Mexico does. No welfare.


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Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: beaverpeeler] #8641500
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Labor intensive crops like lettuce, raspberries, strawberries, cilantro etc are now increasingly becoming an import from Mexico, Guatemala and other countries south of the border where labor is cheap. Coincidentally, that is where Cyclospora is native to.

It's no surprise to anybody in the fruit and veggie trade that when labor up here is in short supply those crops will no longer be grown as much and we will depend more and more on imports. Expect more outbreaks in the future if farmers can't profitably grow these items any longer in northern latitudes.


I remember eating all that American grown stuff ...Before Biden opened up the southern boarder..

Who picked it during Obama & Trump's first term ??

Or did the Lefties ruin crop pickers with a higher minimum wage ??


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Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: ColdspringKidd] #8641501
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Originally Posted by ColdspringKidd
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
So what makes nasty Mexican workers less nasty if they work illegally in the U.S. as opposed to legally in Mexico?


…. Or worse yet …. Anchor baby us to the point we become a hated minority in the nation we built

… history has proven those people can’t create anything of much worth … and dang sure struggle to run a nation when left to themselves

… yep … that just happened lol



This^^^^ is EXACTLY RIGHT!!

To heck with a head of lettuce or bell peppers......


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Re: How scarce farm labor causes disease outbreaks [Re: beaverpeeler] #8641504
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