PLANT CITY, FL – Some farmers in the strawberry capital of the world are souring on the fruits of their labor.
Cold snaps, falling prices and worker shortages have combined to convince some farmers to scale back on strawberries, leading to a decline in acreage of Plant City's top crop for the first time in at least a decade.
"I'd like to think it's going to improve and get better," said Joe Gude, whose Brandon Farms has downsized from 457 acres to 200 acres over the past few years. "But if it continues on the path it's going, it's pretty scary."
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