Labor Shortages in the Florida Strawberry Industry

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...

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Main Author: Zhengfei Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2018-10-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/106435