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:
- 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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State of the Greenhouse Industry: Top Business Concerns By Region