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Louisiana's crawfish industry faces shutdowns due to H-2B visa limits, despite a temporary increase, causing labor shortages and threatening frozen crawfish supply.
Louisiana's crawfish processing industry is facing a severe labor shortage as federal H-2B visa caps, despite a temporary 35,000 increase, were reached too early and distributed via lottery, leaving many facilities unable to hire seasonal workers.
Some plants have reduced operations or shut down, though live and boiled crawfish supplies for local consumers remain stable.
However, domestic production of frozen crawfish tails may decline, affecting nationwide distribution.
State officials, including Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain and Governor Jeff Landry, have urged federal leaders for policy changes but have received no solutions, with officials citing bureaucratic delays and unmet visa quotas as key obstacles.
La industria del cangrejo de Louisiana enfrenta cierres debido a los límites de visas H-2B, a pesar de un aumento temporal, causando escasez de mano de obra y amenazando el suministro de cangrejo congelado.