I seriously doubt this. That would make the berries about almost $4/lb on labor alone. I get them in the store for about $3/lb. No farmer is taking that kind of loss.
I seriously doubt this. That would make the berries about almost $4/lb on labor alone. I get them in the store for about $3/lb. No farmer is taking that kind of loss.
That was information contained in the article, but you make a good point.
I seriously doubt this. That would make the berries about almost $4/lb on labor alone. I get them in the store for about $3/lb. No farmer is taking that kind of loss.
That was information contained in the article, but you make a good point.
I seriously doubt this. That would make the berries about almost $4/lb on labor alone. I get them in the store for about $3/lb. No farmer is taking that kind of loss.
That was information contained in the article, but you make a good point.
Note that the pickers are paid by the hour, not the lb.
They can do very well if they are fast pickers.
The large boxes hold 96 ounces of berries, and the fastest pickers fill five boxes an hour, earning $22.50 an hour before taxes.
I seriously doubt this. That would make the berries about almost $4/lb on labor alone. I get them in the store for about $3/lb. No farmer is taking that kind of loss.
Math check!
labor cost : $22.50 / [ (96 oz/box) x (1lb/16oz) x 5box) ]
labor cost : $22.50 / [ (96 oz/box) x (1lb/16oz) x 5box) ]
labor cost : $22.50 / 30lb
labor cost : $0.75/lb
That assumes the article is discussing weight ounces and not volume ounces. I don't know the density of blackberries.
Thirty pounds of blackberries an hour is some amazingly fast picking.
“I seriously doubt this. That would make the berries about almost $4/lb on labor alone.”
96oz/box times 5 boxes/hour is 30 lbs/hour. 30 lbs for $22.50 is $0.75 a pound. I think. :)