Michael Tripodi says stone fruit growers might have to dump produce if the domestic market is saturated

Stone fruit growers across Australia are faced with tough decisions, including potentially having to pull out some of their trees, as the coronavirus pandemic bumps up air freight costs and wreaks havoc on export markets.

Michael Trautwein grows the full range of stone fruit at his orchards in South Australia's Riverland but fears limited access to air freight and a doubling of costs could put an "excessive financial burden" on growers.

Mr Trautwein said growers were already severely impacted at the end of the 2019/2020 season when the pandemic first hit, forcing market closures and limiting air services.  Read more of this ABC article........