Labor Shortages in the Florida Strawberry Industry
Vol. 2018 No. 5, Food and Resource Economics Department
Vol. 2018 No. 5

Labor Shortages in the Florida Strawberry Industry: FE1041/FE1041, 7/2018

Food and Resource Economics Department
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1041-2018
Published 2018-10-17
  • Zhengfei Guan
Zhengfei Guan
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Labor shortages
Strawberry Industry
Florida

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Guan, Zhengfei. 2018. “Labor Shortages in the Florida Strawberry Industry: FE1041/FE1041, 7/2018”. EDIS 2018 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1041-2018.
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Abstract

The Florida strawberry industry has been plagued by severe labor shortages. This paper investigates growers’ labor demand and labor shortages based on a survey conducted in 2016. We found that labor shortages increase over the season, ranging from a shortage of 14 workers per 100 acres in September to 35 workers per 100 acres in March, the peak harvesting season.  

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