DOL certified 193,200 jobs to be filled with H-2A workers in the first two quarters of FY22, up 16 percent from 166,000 jobs certified in the first two quarters of FY21. DOL could certify over 350,000 jobs in FY22, up from 317,600 in FY21.
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California had farm sales of $49 billion in 2020, down from $51 billion in 2019. The most valuable commodity was milk worth $7.5 billion in 2020, followed by almonds worth $5.6 billion, nursery and greenhouse crops worth $5.1 billion, and grapes worth $4.9 billion.
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Grapes are a fruit that produces clusters of dozens of individual berries. Most grapes are from the varieties of Vitis vinifera native to the Mediterranean region. The FAO estimates that over 70 percent of the world’s grapes are used to make wine, a quarter eaten as fresh fruit, and the rest dried into raisins.
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Grapes are a fruit that produces clusters of dozens of individual berries. Most grapes are from the varieties of Vitis vinifera native to the Mediterranean region. The FAO estimates that over 70 percent of the world’s grapes are used to make wine, a quarter eaten as fresh fruit, and the rest dried into raisins.
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Grapes are a fruit that produces clusters of dozens of individual berries. Most grapes are from the varieties of Vitis vinifera native to the Mediterranean region. The FAO estimates that over 70 percent of the world’s grapes are used to make wine, a quarter eaten as fresh fruit, and the rest dried into raisins.
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