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A man sits on a motorbike near citrus trees

Jason Sayer says he's comfortable with his decision to leave the citrus industry

"And we're still getting the same pricing for fruit that we were getting 10 years ago."

"I probably get a better return for growing food for budgies then what I do growing food for humans at the moment."
A man looks at his fruit trees

A side shot of a woman in her trees

A woman walks through trees

"We would probably make more money if we sat on the beach and went fishing."

CEO of Citrus Australia Nathan Hancock looking at a citrus tree

Glass of orange juice with oranges

"So that means the price for off-run oranges which don't meet the specifications of retailers, but could be used in juice, now have a more viable home and that means overall profitability increases."

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