“If freight goes up 25%, 30%, the retailer sticks it to the farmer - always, always, always,” Tudor said. Tudor, who specializes in grapes but also grows dates and lemons, is quick to note these prices are as much a result of supply chain issues, amplified by Russia’s war against Ukraine, as the country’s spiking inflation rates.īut throughout this year, farmers in the Coachella Valley and beyond have started to feel the pinch of inflation reaching a 40-year high, with record-breaking gas prices causing freight and shipping costs to rise for every industry, including agriculture.
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