The threat of federal agents raiding orchards is forcing a labor shortage that has caused some Washington producers to leave cherries unpicked or delay their harvests until fruit gets over ripe, which means they are getting paid less for the fruit at processors.
Technically you can get unemployment in the offseason.
If cherry growing doesn’t pay without government subsidies, it’s not a viable business.
Ok but all Americans benefit from affordable fresh fruits and vegetables. If they need subsidies they need subsidies, but if they get subsidies their workers shouldn’t be impoverished and worked to the bone. We can take the money out of oil subsidies.