Media
Media Releases
- 18 December 2020 - Urgency required to turn First Ministers’ statements into workers on farms
- 14 December 2020 - Queensland leading the pack on reducing industry labour shortage
- 9 December 2020 - Who will pick your fruit and vegetables?
- 27 November 2020 - Levy payers welcome three new Directors to Hort Innovation
- 16 October 2020 - Industry welcomes announcement of clear timeframe from government on solving horticulture labour shortage in Victoria
- 6 October 2020 - Government investment in the future of the Australian fresh produce sector
- 2 October 2020 - Government ‘calculating’ if fruit and vegetables are healthy
- 30 September 2020 - Harvest horror: 26,000 people short ahead of bumper fruit and vegetable season
- 2 September 2020 - National Labour Hire Licensing vital amid workforce shortages
- 21 August 2020 - Pacific worker program restart to provide certainty to fresh produce industry
- 11 August 2020 - Union demands threaten thousands of jobs and a hike in food prices
- 31 July 2020 - Common sense solutions will ease looming horticulture labour shortage
- 3 July 2020 - Farmers welcome airfreight boost for Australia’s fruit and vegetable exports
- 17 June 2020 - Removing technical trade barriers for fresh produce required to diversify growers export markets
- 4 April 2020 - Temporary visa extensions will help guarantee supply of fresh fruit and vegetables for Australians
- 2 April 2020 - Fresh produce industry welcomes government investment in airfreight
- 18 March 2020 - Visa extensions urgently needed for workers so farmers can guarantee supply of fresh fruit and vegetables
- 15 March 2020 - Australian fruit and vegetable growers committed to working closely with government and retailers to ensure supply for all Australians
- 24 February 2020 - Greater collaboration on fresh produce packaging between retailers and growers
- 21 February 2020 - New research finds Australian families need strategies to reduce food waste to ensure they get value for money
- 6 February 2020 - New Agriculture Minister needs to restore funding and support to grow Australian Agriculture
- 29 January 2020 - Perfection Fresh’s Michael Simonetta elected as Australian Fresh Produce Alliance Chair
- 16 January 2020 - Australia’s fresh produce exports losing out to our competitors
Media Coverage
- 9 December 2020 – “Farm labour shortage: revived calls for dedicated harvest work visa”, The Courier Mail
- 25 November 2020 – “Farm labour shortage: Interest in harvest work from out-of-work Aussies on the rise”, The Weekly Times
- 20 November 2020 - Growers notice concerning workforce trends amid Australian horticulture labour shortage, Fresh Plaza
- 10 November 2020 – “Farmers sound warning on labour shortage as 20,00 backpackers flee”, The Weekly Times
- 6 November 2020 – “Are Australians spoilt rotten?”, The Australian
- 20 October 2020 – “Backpacker, seasonal worker visas likely to be extended again to tackle worker shortage”, The Courier Mail
- 16 October 2020 – “Mildura flagged as a quarantine base for seasonal farm workers”, The Weekly Times
- 16 October 2020 - "Massive labour shortage feared for fruit harvest", Country News
- 8 October 2020 - "Cash to relocate won't fix the agriculture crisis, industry says", The Courier-Mail
- 7 Ocotber 2020 - "IFAM extended in federal budget", Fruitnet
- 30 September 2020 - "Harvest horror: 26,000 people short ahead of bumper fruit and vegetable season", Fresh Plaza
- 29 September 2020 - "Destroying spinach and sacrificing cabbages: The worker drouht wasting Australia's produce", The Sydney Morning Herald
- 24 August 2020 - "Federal Government reopens seasonal worker program", The Weekly Times
- 5 August 2020 - "Horticulture alliance calls for 'harvest work visa'", The Weekly Times
- 4 August 2020 - "Horticultural businesses raise warning of price hikes without more workers", The Weekly Times
- 31 July 2020 - "Pandemic puts horticulture workforce at risk", Fruitnet
- 30 July 2020 - "Horticulture giants warn fruit and vegetable prices could rise due to labour shortage", The Age
- 25 July 2020 - " Peter Gleeson: Job Keep and JobSeeker turning us into a nation of shirkers", Herald Sun
- 20 July 2020 - "Farmers concerned a lack of workers will see crops go to waste", Sky News
- 19 July 2020 - "Nation's bounty to 'wither on the vine' without more seasonal workers", The Australian
- 17 July 2020 - "New patments scheme won't hurt supply chain finance", Financial Review
- 15 July 2020 - " Red and green tape block path to recovery", The Weekly Times
- 17 June 2020 - "AFPA calls for greater support in export markets", Fruitnet
- 29 May 2020 - " Government appointed Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group", The Sustainability Report
- 14 May 2020 - "Export freight scheme sees 11,000 tonnes of produce take to the skies", The Weekly Times
- 8 April 2020 - "Coronavirus Australia: Temporary changes to visa allow backpackers to stay and work" The Weekly Times
- 1 April 2020 - "Horticulture ramps up pressure on feds over visa extension amid coronavirus" Farm Weekly
- 18 March 2020 - "Call to exten backpacker visas to help farmers cope with virus jolt" The Sydney Morning Herald
- 17 March 2020 - "'Crippling' suggestion: Australian plan to nearly double fresh produce export costs slammed" FoodNavigator
- 25 February 2020 - "Greater collaboration on fresh produce packaging" HortiDaily
- 24 February 2020 - "Counting the cost of food waste", Fruitnet
- 6 February 2020 - "Farmers make their pitch for removal of export fees", The Australian
- 5 February 2020 - "Hort export tariffs cut but timeframes questioned", Good Fruit and Vegetables
- 4 February 2020 - "New Chair for Australian Fresh Produce Alliance", Food & Drink Business
- 30 January 2020 - "Michael Simonetta elected AFPA Chair", Fruitnet
- 22 January 2020- "US gains access into China while Australian producers left waiting", The Weekly Times