Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 10/8/20


How much growers will pay for guest workers in the H-2A program in 2021 is unknown because of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to suspend a report used to set wages. The Trump administration recently suspended the Farm Labor Survey, which historically is used by the Department of Labor to set H-2A pay rates. Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, said it’s unclear how the wage rates will be established for the program. The decision could be related to a long-anticipated proposed rule from the Trump administration that will reform the H-2A program, Marsh said.

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