Sunday, July 8, 2018

Farm wages

On the news today was a story about farmers in Michigan who have a cherry crop ripening and need help to harvest but cannot find any pickers. Labor cost are not the most important in fruits and vegetables and perhaps he should consider paying more. Strawberries that cell for $2 have a labor cost of 34 cents. Most people would pay $2.34 if they knew that the wages of pickers would double.

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