# Immigration crackdown puts Australia's wheat harvest at risk, industry groups say

https://mins.news/en/item/63699

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 04:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/immigration-crackdown-puts-australias-wheat-harvest-risk-industry-groups-say-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aacc2fcfbc2160001c2bee6

> Australian farm groups say a crackdown on immigration could create labor shortages across agriculture and threaten the coming wheat harvest. Their warning joins concerns from business groups that tighter migration rules could damage the economy.

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