The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange is an agricultural cooperative of Florida tomato growers who operate as socially accountable farm employers by participating in comprehensive programs that certify employment, health, housing and safety practices. The industry is strongly committed to supporting long-term solutions that improve the lives of their employees.

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• Florida tomato harvesters earn an average of $12.46 per hour, more than double the current federal minimum wage of $5.85 per hour and nearly double Florida’s minimum wage of $6.79.
• Florida tomato harvesters work an average of 25 to 30 hours per week in addition to performing other tasks on the farm.
• Members of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange provide free or inexpensive government-inspected housing to farm workers and their families.
• Almost half of all the tomatoes consumed in the United States year-round come from Florida.
• During the six- to seven-month harvesting season, Florida's tomato growers employ more than 30,000 tomato workers.
• Agriculture, food manufacturing and natural resource industries in Florida directly create more than 400,000 full- and part-time jobs, with a total employment impact of more than 700,000 full-time and part-time jobs, according to a University of Florida study. The direct value-added contribution is estimated at $20.32 billion, with a total impact of $41.99 billion.
• The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange has donated millions of dollars to non-profit organizations that provide education and child-care services to families as well as college scholarships to the children of farmworkers.

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