Comparison of Labor Costs between Florida and Mexican Strawberry Industries
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Wu, Feng, Zhengfei Guan, and Melvin Garcia-Nazariega. 2018. “Comparison of Labor Costs Between Florida and Mexican Strawberry Industries: FE1023, 12/2017”. EDIS 2018 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1023-2017.

Abstract

Florida has the largest winter strawberry production in the United States. In recent years, Florida's industry has faced growing competition from Mexico. This 5-page fact sheet written by Feng Wu, Zhengfei Guan, and Melvin Garcia-Nazaraiega and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department compares labor costs between Florida’s and Mexico’s strawberry industries.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1023

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1023-2017
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