No pickers means no produce.

If all the immigrant workers get bused back to Mexico who will keep picking the fruit and vegetables that goes onto the shop shelves and on to your dinner table?

What do readers think would be a reasonable hourly wage to get paid for picking fruit if you had to help harvest a crop and get it to market?

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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

Robots

justanothername · 51-55, M

@MrBrownstone Still a long way off. Until then..

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@MrBrownstone I'm sure this is an idea that will be explored in all industries.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@JimboSaturn we are successfully exploring it where I live.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@JimboSaturn We’re looking at using robot trolly pickers that are gps guided to pick grapes. On a very small scale at this stage.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@JimboSaturn There’s a lot of AI required to get the grape picking process automated. That’s a very much learn as you go process.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@justanothername Oh I bet. I also don't doubt that it will be perfected.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@JimboSaturn It will eventually. During the human process a wine maker walks the vineyard several times a day picking and sampling individual grapes to see if they have the right sugar content and flavour. He or she will keep walking the rows picking and eating, picking and eating until thr decision is made to PICk these grapes. From that point it’s all hands on deck to get that paddock harvested before it rains. Harvesting can take up to 18 hours to complete.