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Pineapple lovers take note, a glut of the tropical fruit is hitting the Australian market, with consumers urged to buy up big to avoid millions of the fruit going to waste.
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Farm groups are slamming Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to extend working visa arrangements to tourism and hospitality, arguing it will leave them desperately short of labour at a time when the economy needs agriculture to fire.
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The first of Queensland’s mangoes are being picked from the trees for the season, but the dark cloud of COVID-19 still hangs over production, picking, and freight.
The gloves are definitely off in a scrap between farming’s two political heavyweights – a rivalry that’s likely to be felt all the way to the state election in October.
With nowhere for working backpackers to stay as hostels and caravan parks close due to coronavirus, there are warnings about the supply of winter fruit and vegetables in the coming months.
