ABARES reports price increase of fresh produce due to drop in overseas labour

摘要

A news report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has predicted an increase in prices for certain horticultural produce. This increase is expected to last until late 2021 due to a shortage of overseas labour.The report focuses on horticulture in the March quarter of 2021 with the affected produce listed as summer vegetables, stone fruit, pome fruit and table grapes.ABARES forecasts the price for these will increase between 7 per cent to 29 per cent with stone fruit increasing the most in price.