"With the varoa situation in NSW raising questions about the...

"With the varoa situation in NSW raising questions about the viability of the almond pollination in that state, and with NSW typically producing around 30% of Australia's almonds, potentially, we could be looking at a significant decline in almond production in the two largest almond growing countries in the world, with obvious implications for the price of the nut in question. It is certainly possible that a shortfall in almond production resulting from the biosecurity issue in NSW might be offset by a higher almond price several months down the track."

That's beginning to look over-optimistic.
Having already turned the imposition and implementation of Lockdowns into a fine art with Covid, the authorities have seamlessly swung into action with varroa.
Hostile foreign bees (i.e. from SA and NSW) have now been excluded from the Sunraysia area, which includes Cullulleraine, Mildura, Robinvale, Boundary Bend, and perhaps Piangil. There aren't sufficient local hives to pollinate the coming year's crop in this area, which extends over 250 km in length.
The MIA and Hillston may soon be put into isolation. Which leaves only the SA Riverina, and VIctorian residents well know how SA treated Enemy Aliens (particularly from Sunraysia) over much of the last couple of years.
Shortly after the almonds have finished flowering, there will be other fruit and nut trees in need of pollination, and then canola, and then....Foot and Mouth?