Friday 7 October 2022 01:40 AM Oranges gone to waste: NSW farmers hit hard by La Nina resulting in damaged ... trends now
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Farmers across the country have been forced to dump truckloads of healthy oranges, creating 'graveyards' of wasted fruit, all because consumers don't want blemished produce.
Constant wet weather and hail caused by La Niña has wreaked havoc for fruitgrowers, producing orange skins that are 'bubbly' and pock-marked.
Farmers say fussy shoppers and supermarkets across the east coast of Australia have caused them to dump the vast quantities of fruit.
Farmers across the country have been forced to dump truckloads of healthy oranges into 'graveyards' (pictured) all because consumers don't want blemished fruit
While some orchards are being slashed, other farmers are choosing to let their oranges fall to the ground to rot.
Third generation orange farmer, Vito Manseri, from Griffith in the Riverina of NSW told A Current Affair: 'What do we do? Well, it's got a mark in it so who's going to
