Livestock producers warn of ‘chilling effect’ of ICE crackdown on industry and costs for consumers
Livestock trade groups warn that ICE immigration raids are disrupting the U.S. beef supply chain. Industry leaders state these operations are causing a chilling effect on labor and driving up consumer prices.
Immigration raids and mass deportations are disrupting the U.S. beef supply, three industry trade groups said, warning that the turmoil is driving up prices for consumers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have hit every segment of the industry from feedyards to livestock markets and processors, the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Kansas Livestock Association and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association said in a joint statement. “These ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect…
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