Quality of fruit coming off apple and pear trees is of exceptional quality this year, but the industry is struggling with the seasonal worker shortage.

To find out more about the season, rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Apples and Pear Australia Chief Executive Phillip Turnbull.

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