Update: IFPA Statement on Uncertainty Around Immigration Enforcement

June 18, 2025

June 18, 2025: IFPA Statement on Uncertainty Around Immigration Enforcement

“Enforcement actions targeting agricultural laborers, combined with the uncertainty our growers are facing, are highly disruptive to farm operations and the produce supply chain consumers rely on. These actions reflect decades of policymaker inaction and a fundamentally broken labor system. They’re exacerbating an already fragile labor situation, threatening the long-term viability of U.S. agriculture, and disrupting the broader supply chain — from packers and wholesalers to retailers and transportation providers.

“We must protect the agricultural workforce for the food security of the American people. The constant whiplash our fresh fruit and vegetable growers are experiencing is harming the agricultural economy, squeezing farmers’ bottom lines, and jeopardizing America’s ability to consistently deliver safe, nutritious food. We remain ready to work with the president on urgent steps to safeguard the food supply and call on Congress to deliver long-overdue, permanent reforms to fix the nation’s broken farm labor system.

“The fresh produce industry proudly grows, harvests, and distributes billions of pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to American families every year. To meet the ongoing demand for these nutritious products, the industry needs a stable, legal, and reliable workforce. While we employ both U.S. and foreign workers, persistent labor shortages and legislative uncertainty are placing the industry’s future — and Americans’ access to fresh produce — at risk.”

June 13, 2025: IFPA Shares Immigration Statement

“The fresh produce industry proudly grows, harvests, and distributes billions of pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to American families every year. To meet the ongoing demand for our nutritious products, the industry needs a stable, legal, and predictable workforce. We employ U.S. and foreign workers, but labor shortages and legislative uncertainty threaten the agricultural industry’s ability ensure fresh fruits and vegetables reach consumers.

“Enforcement actions targeting agricultural laborers are highly disruptive to farm operations and the produce supply chain consumers rely on. They are also the culmination of decades of inaction from policymakers and a broken labor system. These actions are exacerbating an already fragile labor situation, threatening the long-term viability of U.S. agriculture, and impacting the broader supply chain, from packers and wholesalers to retailers and transportation providers.

“IFPA appreciates President Trump’s comments acknowledging the importance of protecting the agricultural workforce for food security of the American people. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with the president on urgent steps to safeguard the food supply and call on Congress to deliver long-overdue, permanent reforms to the country’s broken farmworker system.”

Update: IFPA Statement on Uncertainty Around Immigration Enforcement

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