Meatpacking Groups Say ICE Arrests Could Lead to Higher Prices and Revenue Loss
Industry groups say the enforcement has delayed shipments of thousands of cattle and caused millions of dollars in lost revenue.
- Federal immigration agents fanned out across southwest Kansas this week, disrupting operations at beef processing plants in Dodge City and Liberal as workforce absences forced production slowdowns.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities created a 'massive chilling effect' on immigrant workers essential to the cattle supply chain, threatening processing capacity as fear of arrest kept laborers away.
- US Department of Agriculture data shows meatpackers slaughtered 90,000 cattle on Thursday, down 16% from a week earlier, and 87,000 on Friday, down 14%, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue.
- Liberal Vice Mayor Janeth Vazquez described the city as a 'ghost town' as residents fear leaving homes, with businesses closing and school attendance dropping after agents targeted areas near plants.
- Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall called on Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to coordinate with local law enforcement, as market observers warn these disruptions could push record-high beef prices even higher.
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Independent EspañolMISSION, Kansas, USA (AP) — Meat Packing Groups in the United States expressed their concern on Friday that recent immigration raids in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma have caused some employees to miss out...
Cattle industry groups issue WARNING about beef prices over ICE operations in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma
A group of cattle industry organizations said that federal immigration operations could interfere with the beef supply and push prices even higher. The joint statement from cattle industry groups in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas said they were closely monitoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in their states. 'These ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect on the legal, documented, skilled workers that put beef on the ta…
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