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Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 4/29/21
With an online survey, The Packer is gathering input on labor conditions produce grower-shippers are experiencing. The early results indicate farmworker numbers were short of what those participating in the survey need. Through late April, six out of eight suppliers responding to the survey said they were experiencing labor shortages, with one grower not yet starting and another East Coast tomato grower (using H-2A workers) reporting no shortage. For more of this story, click here.
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