New figures show Labour shortages brought on by the pandemic are beginning to ease in the horticulture sector. 

A report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences shows in 2022-23, 34 percent of growers had trouble recruiting workers.

That's down from 57 percent the year prior. 

Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with ABARES Executive Director Jared Greenville about the figures. 

New figures show Labour shortages brought on by the pandemic are beginning to ease in the horticulture sector. 
A report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences shows in 2022-23, 34 percent of growers had trouble recruiting workers.
That's down from 57 percent the year prior. 
Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with ABARES Executive Director Jared Greenville about the figures.

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