Australian food producers hit by Covid staff shortages welcome isolation rule changes

Asymptomatic and Covid-negative staff cleared to return to work in Australia's disrupted food supply chain

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Dairy and meat producers are pleading for more government help to cope with Covid disruptions in their industries as supermarket shelves empty and farm workers are hit by the virus.

One big abattoir in South Australia has requested its staff return to work, despite 140 of them testing positive, while other farmers are facing filling milk vats or rotting produce as goods are held back from the market due to the lack of staffing.

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