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Pacific islands take economic hit

 |  No. 334 News Despite having few or no coronavirus infections, Pacific island nations have not been immune to the economic devastation of the pandemic, leading to a jostling for power as Australia and the US contend with China for regional influence. By Nic Maclellan. Pacific islands take economic hit As fruit ripens in Australian vineyards and orchards, growers are desperate for pickers. With the departure of tens of thousands of backpackers because of Covid-19, the expansion of Pacific seasonal work programs may provide a crucial harvest workforce for Australian farmers – and a vital source of employment in the islands, which have been economically ravaged by the pandemic.

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Closed borders and JobKeeper caused $39million in crops to be wasted

Closed borders and JobKeeper caused $39million in crops to be wasted Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Crop losses in Australia caused by closed borders and a lack of migrant workers have amounted to more than $39million worth of crops being lost in just the last five weeks, farmers say.  New figures from the National Crop Loss Register, which allows farmers to logon and report their crop losses, show that paddocks full of produce are going to waste because there are not enough workers to harvest them.  Since international borders were closed in March 2020 to halt the spread of coronavirus, the seasonal workforce which farmers rely on to plant, pick and pack their crops has dried up - leaving 26,000 jobs vacant.

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