00:02The sun is high but work has only just started, picking delayed to the afternoon to avoid
00:09damaging the fruit.
00:10You can't pick fruit under 12 degrees and with any moisture on it because you'll see
00:16in the shed in three or four days later after you pick it you'll see this piece of fruit
00:20with five finger marks on it where the picker has grabbed it to pick it.
00:25Weather challenges earlier in the season have created blemishes on some citrus fruits,
00:30which will mean lower profits for growers.
00:32There'll be some sore and sorry guys if you've got a patch of badly exposed oranges, but what
00:40can you do?
00:41A lot of our growers have got fruit under net so there's a high percentage of class one
00:46fruit in that area but I think 60% to 70% of fruit is in lower grades this year.
00:53Strong winds and heat waves have also reduced mandarin supply.
00:57We had some late flowering and they didn't take as well so we're probably maybe 20% down
01:02on mandarin intake this year.
01:04Retailers say citrus from interstate is filling supply gaps.
01:07We are still sourcing as much local stuff as we can.
01:10And they're keen to remind consumers that damaged fruit is still good to eat.
01:14I always personally pick the stuff that has a few marks on it, it seems to be better eating
01:19for me so, and you're getting it at a lot better price.
01:21Citrus isn't the only casualty of a changing climate.
01:25There have also been losses of wine and table grapes amid record breaking heat waves and
01:30more humidity.
01:32Citrus growers are now hoping for warmer, sunnier days to pick the rest of the crop.
01:37It's a little bit with a heart in the middle, but you can see the large amount of milk
01:37So, what does that mean for a해주ction of milk has been found?
01:39It's a little bit with a red?
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