00:00These juicy red SA grown tomatoes have already been banned into Australian states.
00:07A potential lack of supply could see consumers outside of South Australia fork out more for
00:13the product.
00:14So if South Australian tomatoes can't be sent interstate then we'll have more supply here
00:19in South Australia.
00:20So interstate they might see increased prices but here in South Australia they'll be stable
00:25and if anything they could be lower.
00:27The country's first detection of an exotic tomato virus has seen entire plantations dumped.
00:33A devastating blow for growers but consumers may have to wait a little longer before they
00:38know the full impact of the virus.
00:40So it could be months before we see the ramifications of this because the peak season for tomatoes
00:45isn't really until mid-October.
00:48The hundreds of staggered job losses has also been criticised by the South Australian opposition.
00:53This is an absolute debacle in terms of the way that the state government has managed
00:58this.
00:59I'm very pleased to say that a number of the workers who are Pacific Islanders have already
01:02been placed with other organisations.
01:05They are officially and technically employed by an agency rather than direct.
01:10But hundreds of jobs are still in limbo and the United Workers Union is now calling for
01:14financial assistance for workers.
01:17Finding new work is going to be difficult for some of those labour hire workers because
01:21some people have English language concerns, other people, you know, this is their first
01:27job in Australia.
01:28There are pleas for people to continue buying tomatoes with the federal government confirming
01:32the virus is not harmful to humans.
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