Picking crisis coming for fruit, vegetable growers

Picking crisis coming for fruit, vegetable growers
Gavin Evans
Fruit and vegetable growers say the government’s ongoing refusal to allow immigrant labour into the country to help with harvesting will increase food costs and may reduce availability in future seasons as well.Vegetable growers and orchardists are warning of “significant” price increases for stone fruit, strawberries and other early season crops which have traditionally been harvested using overseas labour.“Last week the Prime Minister announced an inquiry into supermarket prices. It’s a hollow promise when as a r...

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