Survey Shows How Labor Impacts Apple Growers

According to a labor cost study for Washington Apples, labor costs consumed 99% of grower net returns per bin in 2023.  That figure is considerably higher than the 37% per bin reported in 2013.  Mark Powers, President of the Northwest Horticultural Council says this data supports what growers have been saying for the past couple of year.  He said if there … Continue reading…