Pacific fruit pickers fly into SA to ease worker shortages this citrus season Posted 4 AprApril 2021 at 9:31am The first of about 200 Tongan fruit picking workers arrived in Adelaide on Friday on their way to the Riverland. (ABC News) Share Print text only Cancel The first 200 international fruit-picking workers will head to the Riverland after touching down in Adelaide ahead of the citrus harvest, with their arrival expected to ease "critical shortages" in the sector. Key points: The group is among 1,200 Tongan workers who will head to the Riverland in coming weeks The government says they are vital to ensure fruit is picked this season