@article{Hurley:121616,
      recid = {121616},
      author = {Hurley, Sean P.},
      title = {A Cross Comparison Between California and Its Domestic and  International Competitors With Respect to Key Labor Issues},
      address = {2004},
      number = {515-2016-37526},
      pages = {67},
      year = {2004},
      abstract = {California had a market value of agricultural products  sold of $25.7 billion in the year 2002 ranking it as the  top agricultural producing state in the country.  Approximately 74% of this market value was attributed to  crop sales. California producers spent nearly $20.5 billion  on total farm expenses. The largest single expense for  agricultural producers in the state was labor at $4.3  billion. Another $1.6 billion was spent on contract labor.  Hired and contract labor expenses accounted for nearly 29%  of total farm expense. Approximately 34,000 California  farms hired over 535,000 laborers. Of these farms, 25%  reported hiring migrant labor and 29% hired 10 or more  employees. With labor being such an integral part of the  California producers’ operations, the purpose of this  project is to do a cross-comparison regarding labor issues  with other agricultural competitors, both domestic and  international.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/121616},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.121616},
}