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National Lost Crop Register surpasses $45 million in losses at farmgate value due to worker shortage
The deterioration of the seasonal workforce is having devastating impacts on the Australian horticultural industry, and with the worse yet to come, it is consumers who will wear the cost.
Key points:
- Seasonal workforce numbers are dwindling due to pandemic border closures
- The new National Lost Crop Register reported $45 million in losses in its first eight weeks
- Supermarket prices are tipped to increase as the cost of the shrinking food supply is passed on to consumers
Last week, the National Lost Crop Register surpassed $45 million in losses at farmgate value.
The most concerning factor is the register has only been open since December last year.
In the last eight weeks there have only been 65 separate crop losses reported, with more than…
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