New figures show Labour shortages brought on by the pandemic are beginning to ease in the horticulture sector. 

A report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences shows in 2022-23, 34 percent of growers had trouble recruiting workers.

That's down from 57 percent the year prior. 

Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with ABARES Executive Director Jared Greenville about the figures. 

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