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Labor cost, immigration rules push Osceola farmers to U-Pick business model
Blueberry season runs from March to early May and in 2022 the Florida Farm Bureau expected 20 million pounds of berries to be produced. Each berry needed to be grown, picked and packaged, a process that in Osceola County has become increasingly difficult for farmers of all crops due to housing laborers and rising costs.
Source: orlandosentinel.com
