Fruit packers in Sunraysia are asking growers to stop or slow citrus picking because the domestic market is already oversupplied just four weeks into the new season, reports ABC Rural.
The Murray Valley Citrus Board's Mary Cannard told the website it was the earliest she'd seem packers ask growers to hold back on early season navels and mandarins.
'We had a dreadful season last season with prices, so growers were looking forward to a new season and maybe some better prices,' she is quoted as saying. 'But the market has absolutely crashed for citrus and we are probably going to be in the same situation this year, unless we can moderate the supply of fruit into the market.'
