CITRUS Australia has invited NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to tour local farms so she can hear first-hand the issues of attracting and retaining a workforce.

Citrus Australia chief executive Nathan Hancock said the NSW Government needed to urgently lift its ban on seasonal workers crossing the Victorian border, claiming it was costing growers $1.7 million a day at the peak of their harvest.

He said Ms Berejiklian had repeated incorrect information at recent media conferences and was concerned her "misunderstanding" of the situation may be preventing...