Fruit and Veg Risk Rotting in Australia on Second Covid-19 Wave
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Tighter borders and quarantine curbs amid a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases in Australia have raised fears mangoes, citrus fruit, vegetables and other produce could be left to rot because of a lack of seasonal workers.
Australia this month capped the number of people who can enter the country, to ease pressure on its mandatory hotel quarantine program, after a second wave of cases in Melbourne sparked fears of outbreaks in other cities. New South Wales introduced stricter rules for workers crossing from Victoria, raising concerns about labor shortages in the key growing area spanning the border.