EDIS (Feb 2018)

Comparison of Labor Costs between Florida and Mexican Strawberry Industries

  • Feng Wu,
  • Zhengfei Guan,
  • Melvin Garcia-Nazariega

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2018, no. 1

Abstract

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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

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