California Democrats have increased regulatory costs to grow lettuce 1,400%
New data shows groceries are getting more expensive is because farming is getting more expensive
A Cal Poly study tracked the regulatory costs of a California lettuce farm
- In 2006, it was $109 an acre
- Today, it's more than $1,600 an acre
- That's a 1,400% increase in regulatory costs
I looked more into this and itโs absolutely correct
The study tracked a large scale commercial lettuce grower in the Salinas Valley across 2006, 2017, and 2024
2006: Regulatory compliance costs = $109.15 per acre (about 1.26% of total production costs)
2017: Rose to $977 per acre (795% increase from 2006; 8.9% of production costs)
2024: $1,600 per acre (63.7% increase from 2017; 1,366% overall increase since 2006; now 12.6% of total production costs).
The state produces 70% of US lettuce
โThat dramatic rise has come from layer upon layer of regulation, nearly two dozen of them related to food safety, air and water quality, worker health and safety, and wages.โ
California needs to vote Red and stop with all these insane revaluations