Farm labor costs increased 47% since 2020 largely due to H-2A program costs under the Biden administration.

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USDA stated farm labor costs increased 47% since 2020 "largely due to high costs of the H-2A program under the Biden administration." The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to bring in foreign workers for temporary or seasonal jobs. Labor is a major input cost for farms, especially for labor-intensive crops. The Trump administration discontinued USDA's Farm Labor Survey and issued new rules decreasing wage costs for H-2A employers, claiming initial savings of at least $2 billion. Whether these changes help or hurt farmworkers is debated.

Farm labor costs increased 47% since 2020 largely due to H-2A program costs under the Biden administration.

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