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Ag workers are not a huge cost driver to the retail price of food, so it'll be fine.
by bcoates 9y ago
Ag workers are not a huge cost driver to the retail price of food, so it'll be fine.
- corysama 9y agoDoes anyone have numbers on this? What I hear anecdotally is that American farmers are having a hard time because of cheaper produce from South America. Produce consumers are extremely price sensitive. If people can save 5c buying imported produce, they will.
- HillaryBriss 9y ago"Wages, salaries, and contract labor expenses represent roughly 17 percent of total variable farm costs and as much as 40 percent of costs in labor-intensive crops such as fruit, vegetables, and nursery products." Source: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-labor.aspx https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-labor.aspx