DOGE’s Cuts at the #USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise & Invasive Species to Spread

Thousands of #US Dept of #Agriculture employees, including food inspectors & disease-sniffing #dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports & pests to proliferate.
https://www.wired.com/story/usda-food-supply-chains/

"the losses could cause #food to go rotten... even higher grocery #prices... potentially devastating invasive species getting into the country."

"The sudden deterioration in the outlook is striking, especially because it is almost entirely a result of Mr. Trump’s policies and the resulting uncertainty."

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/8

"President Trump inherited an economy that was, by most conventional measures, firing on all cylinders. Wages, consumer spending and corporate profits were rising. Unemployment was low. The inflation rate, though higher than normal, was falling.

Just weeks into Mr. Trump’s term, the outlook is gloomier."

~ Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/7

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/business/economy/trump-economy-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E4.-4bB.HdEYaSWeg9OE&smid=url-share

"It’s no wonder the big three automakers begged the White House for a break. King Trump just granted their wish with a 30-day reprieve."

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/6

"Trump’s tariffs are a petulant and ill-advised bargaining tactic that will impact every American and could push us into recession.

Gasoline, strawberries, smartphones, nails — all will cost more. And If you are thinking of buying a new car, the post-tariff price of many models just skyrocketed. The average new car costs just under $50,000. Trump’s tariffs will add $12,500 to the sticker."

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/5

"If Trump had done nothing about the economy, we’d be in better shape than we are now. Before he came to power, unemployment was low, inflation was finally coming down, and the stock market was hitting record highs. But he hasn’t done nothing. Trump has started a trade war. The stock market is reeling. Canada and Mexico, our two biggest trading partners, are seething."

~ Dan Rather

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/4

https://steady.substack.com/p/chaos-compounded

"This week’s data on consumer confidence showed it down to a level last seen in 2021. ...

Trump has put the economy in peril, which will cause widespread pain. Yet nothing galvanizes public outrage more than a poor economy."

~ Robert Reich

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/3

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/this-weeks-ten-reasons-for-modest

"The stock market has dropped dramatically over the past three days owing to both the tariffs and the uncertainty over their implementation. But Trump denied his abrupt change had anything to do with the stock market.

'I’m not even looking at the market,' Trump said, 'because long term, the United States will be very strong with what’s happening.'”

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Musk #Trump #economy #tariffs #recession #workers #firings #inflation #prices
/2

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-6-2025

Boston Globe provides a graphic showing the steep rise in cost of eggs in the Boston area.

#Trump #economy #inflation #prices #tariffs #PriceofEggs
/17

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/03/data/boston-egg-prices-rise-bird-flu/

"The United States Department of Agriculture says egg prices are expected to increase far more than other foods in 2025. The USDA’s 2025 Food Price Outlook predicts that egg prices will rise more than 20% this year, compared to the roughly 2% increase they predict for food prices overall."

#Trump #economy #inflation #prices #tariffs #PriceofEggs
/16

"The price for a dozen large, grade-A eggs in the United States averaged $4.95 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s higher than the $4.82 per dozen record set in January 2023."

~ Joseph Hernandez

#Trump #economy #inflation #prices #tariffs #PriceofEggs
/15

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article301191889.html

“'All told, for example, the prices of computers and electronic goods are estimated to rise by more than 10%, clothes by 7.5% and cars by 6.1%,' former car czar Steven Rattner explained. 'The CEO of Target has said that produce prices (we get a lot from Mexico) could rise in the next several days. The CEO of Ford has said that tariffs would ‘blow a hole’ in the auto industry.'”

~ Jen Rubin

#Trump #economy #inflation #prices #tariffs #PriceofEggs
/14

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-economic-trainwreck

As Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last note, Trump campaigned by harping on the economy and inflation, to gin up anger among potential voters, then dropped the subject like a hot potato. Because he cannot bring prices down, never intended to do so, and has no plan to do so. His interest is in encriching himself and cronies.

But voters willingly drank the Kool-Aid.

#Trump #economy #inflation #prices #tariffs #PriceofEggs
/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_3Na_QjMnM

Meanwhile:

"Higher prices have been the dominant issue for the last few years and concerns aren’t going anywhere. Instead of fighting to lower prices, Trump raised costs. This was his decision and his decision alone. Any fair-minded analyst will call nonsense."

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #economy #inflation #prices #tariffs #PriceofEggs
/12

https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-win-the-message-war-on-tariffs

…#trading data & economic studies suggest #consumers in the #US will see higher #prices on a products from vegetables & meat to cellphones & cars. While a few companies may not pass on the cost of the #tariff, many are likely to raise prices on their products.
“Because of the combination of these 3 countries, it’s going to be difficult to go down an aisle of a grocery store & not see some sort of inflationary effect,” said Jason Miller, a prof of #SupplyChain management at Michigan State.
#Trump