Vegetable growers forced to dump $150,000 worth of celery crops due to picker shortage
ThuThursday 14
JanJanuary 2021 at 3:27am
Busch Organics director Kane Busch had to dump a crop because it could not be picked in time to meet orders.
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Vegetable growers in Victoria's Lindenow Valley have had to dump $150,000 worth of celery crops due to a drastic shortage of seasonal workers caused by the COVID-19 travel bans.
Key points:
The Victorian Government is under pressure to allow seasonal workers into Australia
Growers have offered to charter flights and cover quarantine costs to secure pickers in time for harvest