Agriculture sector suffering from shortage of seasonal workers

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Margaret Tadrosse on her pick-your-own fruit farm business at Bilpin in the Blue Mountains, Sydney. — Margaret Tadrosse on her pick-your-own fruit farm business at Bilpin in the Blue Mountains, Sydney/ Source: SBS

Spring is usually a busy time for Australia's agricultural producers, but a shortage of seasonal workers due to the pandemic is slowing farmers down. many of who are still recovering from bushfires.

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Published 25 September 2020 7:33pm

By Claudia Farhart

Presented by Julia Carr-Catzel

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Spring is usually a busy time for Australia's agricultural producers, but a shortage of seasonal workers due to the pandemic is slowing farmers down. many of who are still recovering from bushfires.

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Agriculture sector suffering from shortage of seasonal workers

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Spring is usually a busy time for Australia's agricultural producers, but a shortage of seasonal workers due to the pandemic is slowing farmers down. many of who are still recovering from bushfires.

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Spring is usually a busy time for Australia's agricultural producers, but a shortage of seasonal workers due to the pandemic is slowing farmers down. many of who are still recovering from bushfires.

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