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Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages by Reelin on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:01PM (#22714963)
> ... none of them have been called out for 3 weeks. Everything is stopping.

I had naively assumed (in the US) that agriculture and rail would be considered essential industries and continue as usual? Is this all due to migrant labor issues?

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Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages by vkou on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:03PM (#22715255)
They are, and they do. What you're seeing in Europe and the US is purely a migrant labour shortage.
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