A major mushroom farm in Florida is set to close for good by next year, leaving over 200 workers without jobs.
Monterey Mushrooms, headquartered in California, announced its farm in Zellwood is scheduled to permanently close by January. The company reportedly ships over 200 million pounds of mushrooms annually.
Pandemic restrictions, resulting inflation, weather impacts and other market changes have prompted Monterey Mushrooms to close down its Zellwood location. In addition to the Orlando, Florida location, the company will also close its location in Princeton, Illinois.
The Orange County location was responsible for shipping fresh mushrooms both in Florida and the southeastern U.S. Production will instead shift to the company’s other seven mushroom farms as the company invests in those locations.
As a result, all 214 of the Florida farm’s workers will be laid off.
Source: ClickOrlando.com
