Max Armstrong shares that the labor scenario for tomato growers is as a lot about market share as it’s price of manufacturing. Florida is shedding market share to Mexico because of the farm labor scenario and the overlapping season. Even Canada is a rising competitor with greenhouse tomatoes. Max shares insights on the cost-price squeeze that’s impacting tomato producers. From rising enter costs to truck driver shortages, the nation’s tomato business is being squeezed. Max additionally shares insights on shopper points surrounding recent produce.
Max Armstrong’s Farm Progress America is a every day have a look at key points in agriculture. It’s produced and offered by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.
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