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A smiling older man, grey goatee, green cap, denim shirt, three pears in hand in a packing shed.

"In 35 years on the farm, it's probably on par with the worst year I've ever seen,"
Mr Licciardello said.

Pears in boxes stacked up, a man's hand holds two pears, blue denim shirt in picture.

A man in green cap, blue denim shirt stands in front of pears, packing crates and equipment behind him.

"Those cooked ones, you will feel them, and they're soft on the tree,"
he said.

"But that's just farming. You just keep doing what you're doing and just keep watering."

Karintha orchards boxes pilled up on top of each other in the packing shed.

A man wearing a slate grey shirt and black cap with yellow writing, standing in front of a tree, looks at the camera.

"It's been a lot of expense, and a lot of our time and a lot of stress on my cattle because we need to keep the water up to them."

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