Potential seasonal worker shortage 'unlikely' to affect local citrus in short-term

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March 25 2020 - 5:00pm
SQUEEZED: MIA grower Vito Mancini said a long-lasting travel ban could cause a knock-on effect in larger corporate growers dipping into the workforce pools used by smaller growers to provide labour for harvesting. PHOTO: Jacinta Dickins
SQUEEZED: MIA grower Vito Mancini said a long-lasting travel ban could cause a knock-on effect in larger corporate growers dipping into the workforce pools used by smaller growers to provide labour for harvesting. PHOTO: Jacinta Dickins

The national peak body for citrus growers has expressed concerns that a lack of seasonal workers due to the federal government's travel ban could affect harvest returns.

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Calhan Behrendt

Cadet Journalist

Cadet Journalist with The Area News, Coly-Point Observer and The Irrigator.

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