State of the Greenhouse Industry: Top Business Concerns By Region

One of the questions we asked in Greenhouse Grower’s 2020 State of the Industry survey was about the top concerns you have as a grower regarding your business.

Overall, the top ten most-cited concerns were:

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  • The economy
  • Recovery from COVID-19/coronavirus
  • Labor costs
  • Production costs (energy, equipment, etc.)
  • Availability of skilled labor
  • Government regulations
  • Weather
  • Insect and disease pressure
  • Price pressure from retailers
  • Succession planning

When the responses are broken down by region, the top three answers vary in importance.

Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

  • The economy
  • Labor costs
  • Production costs

Midwest (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)

  • Recovery from COVID-19/coronavirus impacts
  • The economy
  • Production costs

Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

  • The economy
  • Recovery from COVID-19
  • Labor costs

Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX, CO)

  • The economy
  • Recovery from COVID-19
  • Availability of skilled labor

West (MT, NV, UT, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA, ID)

  • The economy
  • Labor costs
  • Recovery from COVID-19

If you didn’t have a chance to take the survey, what was your biggest concern, and why? Let us know in the comments box below.

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