Posted on 8/8/2018
Securing adequate labor has been a challenge throughout the California produce industry in recent years, and the labor market tends to get even tighter during the summer, when growers of dozens of fruits and vegetables vie for workers to harvest their crops.
As of early July, however, growers of California lettuce and leaf items seemed to be able to fill most of their current labor needs.
“It’s been a challenge keeping the same people in some areas,” said Henry Dill, vice president of sales for Ippolito International LP, Salinas, Calif.
So far, the company hasn’t lost any product because of a lack of labor, he said.
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