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Fruit and veg growers ‘at the pointy end’ of labour shortages as government incentives fall short of industry’s needs
Shoppers are being warned to expect higher produce prices at the checkout in the coming months after government programs failed to attract enough workers to address the industry’s ongoing farm labour shortages.
Key points:
- A Federal Government program aimed at attracting more Australians to harvest work has been taken up by 453 people
- A similar incentive offered by the Queensland government has attracted around 60 people
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Growers say the numbers are vastly inadequate, as the industry warned it would be short 26,000 seasonal workers by March 2021
In mid-2020, the horticulture industry warned it was on track to face a shortfall of 26,000 seasonal workers by March due to international border closures that have locked out many working…
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