Listen to the Planet Money podcast, "Food And Farmworkers" and answer these questions.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/25/821593542/episode-984-food-and-farmworkers

1. Describe the market economics for produce during quarantine. That is, briefly describe the supply and demand, and pressure on price and quantity in the early stages of the pandemic.
2. Explain what is meant when farming markets are described as counter-cyclical.
3. What percentage of U.S. farmworkers are foreign born? What percentage of those workers are undocumented?
4. Why is the H-2A visa program important for farm production?
5. Thinking about the difference between labor intensive and capital intensive agricultural goods, what crops are most likely to be affected because of the shortage of migrant labor?
6. Consider the health and safety of migrant workers? What are the complications to keeping migrant workers healthy in this environment?
7. What are the consequences if farmworkers are exposed and get sick from COVID-19? How would this jeopardize our food supply?