Coronavirus pandemic, several nations, including European countries have mandated lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus, this leads to a shortage of farmers and labor over Europe.
The severe shortfall in seasonal workers is threatening the harvests of fruits and vegetables. Many EU fruit and vegetable growers are worried that this lack of manpower will force them to leave (part of) their crops to rot in the fields and lead to serious income losses this year. Crucially, the farm labor shortages threaten food supplies at their source at a time when many parts of the chain are already under pressure from stockpiling and panic-buying by consumers. seasonal workers on which they rely to pick their rapidly ripening fruits and vegetables. The migrant laborers typically come from central and eastern Europe or northern Africa, but a lot of those willing to make the trip have now been stopped by the border closures, while others decided to stay at home out of fears for the coronavirus or to live through the lockdowns with their families
Southern EU countries and interestingly Lithuania are the main producers of fresh vegetables. In these countries, we may expect problems due to shortages in seasonal labor. This is especially important since southern EU countries normally deliver to other EU regions.
The shortage of workers is alarming conditions and Farms are actively searching via different channels and social media since there is a lot at stake.