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Expect to pay more for your citrus fruit this season, as labour shortage slows harvest – ABC News
Struggling citrus growers across the country are bearing the brunt of high costs to secure seasonal workers — and shoppers can expect higher prices this winter.
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…
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