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Expect to pay more for your citrus fruit this season, as labour shortage slows harvest
A trip to the supermarket for mandarins and oranges is likely to hurt the hip pocket this winter, as citrus growers continue to bear the brunt of labour shortages and the high quarantine costs of Pacific Island workers.
Key points:
- The peak industry body says some citrus varieties will lose shelf life and have to be abandoned
- Citrus SA Chair Mark Doecke is continuing to call for a quarantine-free travel bubble with the Pacific Islands
- Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock says consumers will see higher retail prices
Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock expects the seasonal workers shortage to worsen in winter as the industry hits peak harvest.
Mr Hancock said while governments had established quarantine programs for Pacific Island workers,…
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