date:Sep 26, 2022
nutrients to keep people healthy but employ millions of Americans and pump billions of dollars into the U.S. economy, said Cathy Burns, CEO of IFPA.
Nearly 1.2 million jobs are directly tied to the industrys 2022 operations. The absolute number of employees involved in the fresh produce and floral supply industry had declined by 4 percent from 1.18 million workers in 2017 as a result of a COVID-related slowdown. The industry had 1.13 million workers in 2021 and is tracking to reach pre-pandemi