I will talk about automation. By all accounts, producers want to automate. However, a robotic strawberry picker does not exist in the world right now. This is a medium to long-term solution. In the short term, a tax credit for research and development will not help the sector. What is more, labour, especially foreign labour, truly represents a major component. Producers want automation, but that is not happening any time soon.
On February 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.