Riverland apricot growers rue 'disastrous' season following heavy downpours

Riverland apricot growers rue 'disastrous' season following heavy downpours.

Apricot growers in South Australia's Riverland are having one of the worst seasons they can remember because of extra rain last year.

When apricots are soaked by downpours, their skins can split and turn dark, taking up to $4 a kilogram off the price of the fruit.

The chair of the South Australian Dried Tree Fruits Association, Kris Werner, said frequent wet weather had downgraded the crop.

"Probably the worst [season] I've had as long as I've been in the industry. It just seems to want to rain every week," he said.

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