The dairy industry is at risk of losing $6 billion in profits over the next four years if President Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China are implemented, compounded by mass deportations of undocumented workers. Experts at a Cornell conference highlighted that retaliatory measures from trade partners, along with a labor force predominantly composed of migrants, could lead to severe operational challenges for dairy farms and processors, affecting milk production reliability and overall economic stability in the sector.
The combination of the tariffs, deportations, and a potential reduction in food and nutrition spending would result in a $6 billion loss in profits to U.S. dairy farmers over the next four years.
If you pick a trade fight with our major export destinations - Mexico, Canada and China - and they decide to retaliate, that has some substantive negative implications for dairy farms and processors.
That would be a big deal, because cows have to be milked at least twice a day, every day, with no room for choice.
Trump's pledge to deport millions of undocumented workers would also impact the dairy industry, as an estimated 50% of dairy workers, especially on bigger farms, are migrants.
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