$240 million... that's A LOT of cauliflower

[MissMillie]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-gov-greg-abbotts-truck-135220439.html

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's truck inspection policy created a logjam at the border that resulted in $240 million of spoiled produce

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to ramp up inspections of commercial trucks at the border created a logjam of trucks that resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars from spoiled produce and shipping delays, CNN reported.

Dante L. Galeazzi, CEO, and president of the Texas International Produce Association, told CNN that about $9 billion worth of fresh produce crosses from Mexico into Texas each year, and that produce was "being used as bargaining chips," last week.

Abbott's office last week announced the policy which was described as an effort to tackle "cartel-facilitated smuggling."

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Sis and I noticed on Saturday, that the price of cauliflower (at our local grocery) was over $5/head.

I wonder what this failed policy is going to do to the price of produce?

The GQP wants us to be angry about inflation, but surely they can't expect us to ignore their contribution to the problem...

[underpants]

1. Grandstanding pandering a hole.

[Achilleaze]

2. Even if you hate cauliflower

you still have the right to complain about Republicans making life difficult for honest, loyal, decent, cauliflower-loving American citizens just to prove that Republicans have the power to be a-holes.

[lame54]

3. Or a few avocados

[MissMillie]

8. I only used cauliflower in my post

because that's what Sis and I noticed this past weekend.

The $240 million was an estimate of spoiled produce, but the supply-chain disruption affected more than just produce, and the disruption will be reflected in prices overall.

But Abbott wants us all to blame the President for it, and ignore his idiotic policy.

[2naSalit]

4. It's actually far more than $240mil...

When you add in the losses to the drivers, the truck owners (some of which are the drivers), and everyone who will be paying a lot more for groceries now. Probably a minimum of five times the advertised estimate.

[2naSalit]

5. Using food as a political weapon...

And asserting authority he does not have/impersonating a federal official.

Seems like there are some federal crimes here that have been violated and should be addressed by arresting the perp, no?

[LakeArenal]

6. Love cauliflower. But it stinks a bit fresh. Imagine it rotten.

Rotten potatoes….👃👃
♨️♨️

[MissMillie]

10. cruciferous veggie

don't only stink going in. LOL

I love it too. At $5/head, I don't imagine we'll be having very much of it in my household.

[CrispyQ]

7. Well, if it's really "the economy, stupid" then

this shit should motivate people to go to the polls & vote a straight DEMOCRATIC ballot this fall.

Between this & the book banning, I don't know how "moderate" republicans continue to vote republican.

[melm00se]

9. Sounds like a Japanese Inspection

n/t

[Faux pas]

11. They

NEVER think past the original bad idea.