An agribusiness leader warns a vaccine mandate could significantly impact the availability of truck drivers and cause further damage to the supply chain.

Chuck Lippstreu is president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association.

“We estimate anywhere from 20 to 40 percent of truck drivers may leave the workforce or transition to other roles outside of agriculture if they’re subject to a vaccine mandate,” he says.

Lippstreu tells Brownfield a private-sector mandate would exacerbate a historic labor shortage and affect all businesses regardless of size.

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