The decline of tourists and international students is devastating businesses
Many consumers in Ontario noticed that the prices of fruits and vegetables in supermarkets has seriously increased. The main reason for this increase is due to the lack of labourers on the farms in Ontario, making it difficult to harvest crops, which increased the price of fruits and vegetables by about 50%. The pandemic has prevented temporary foreign workers from Mexico to work on Ontario farms this year. Due to a lack of labourers, the crops that should be harvested could not be completed. As a result, some crops were rotten in the ground. The lack of labour force has greatly affected farm operations, increased losses, and led to inflation in prices. At the same time, Ontario had to import fruits and vegetables from Mexico. The prices of produce from Mexico for 2020 are also higher than usual. The operators understand that this is due to a shortage of labour and transportation costs have also increased.
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