Demand for the H-2A visa program slowed for the third quarter but still shows increased usage for the year.
The Department of Labor says certified positions declined more than three percent compared to the same period last year, but are up more than 11 percent for the first three-quarters of the year and likely will exceed 300,000 for the first time in the program’s history.
American Farm Bureau economist Veronica Nigh says it seems farms are catching up with COVID-19 demand disruptions and backlogs.
