Borton & Sons Lays Off 928 Farmworkers Amid Wave of Agricultural Seasonal Cuts
NewsData.io · United States · Aug 29, 2026
Borton & Sons, a major Washington state fruit grower, is cutting 928 farm jobs following harvest season. The layoffs are part of a broader trend of seasonal agricultural workforce reductions, with TheStreet reporting over 14,000 such layoffs in Washington over roughly the past year. For staffing agencies serving agricultural or seasonal labor markets, the scale of these cuts signals tightening placement opportunities in the sector.
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