UK farmers working on plans to hire more pickers from students or those made redundant in pandemic
He said even longer-lasting produce such as citrus fruit, which is normally transported by sea, could be stranded because of a shortage of shipping containers resulting from China’s shutdown.A shortage of migrant workers also threatens to disrupt production at suppliers includingSome 16,000 Moroccan seasonal workers, mostly women, were expected to arrive in the Huelva region in Spain to pick strawberries and red fruits.
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