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Re: RE: Re: Keeping focus after the WTO

The inestimable Max should note that the capital intensity of agriculture
varies by commodity.  Since many specialized fruits and vegetables cannot be
easily mechanized, especially soft fruits, they remain labor-intensive, except
for land.  In addition many of the high-priced fruits and vegetables do not
require a good deal of land.

In California, a good number of Mexican immigrants are now beginning to farm
such commodities.

As a result of the different labor requirements, you don't see this much
demand for immigrant farm work in the midwest.

"Max B. Sawicky" wrote:

>
>
> US agriculture is capital-intensive, if you don't count
> Perelman, but obviously low-paid in many cases.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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Chico, CA 95929
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