Impact of COVID-19 and the Lockdowns on Labor-Intensive Produce Markets, with Implication for Hired Farm Labor

Daniel Sumner

Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2021, vol. 36, issue 3

Abstract: Data on fresh produce shipments and prices in 2020 show no clear, significant differences between the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and earlier years. The produce industry, including farms, shippers, and the hired farm workforce, was remarkably resilient in the face of unprecedented challenges and disruptions.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.311035

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