Australian potato growers fear disease coming in from New Zealand

七月 06, 2012
Australia's national vegetable grower group Ausveg says import controls being recommended by Biosecurity Australia fail to protect Australia's potato industry from the threat of disease.
This week Biosecurity Australia released a draft paper which outlines their proposed conditions for the importation of fresh potatoes from New Zealand for processing in Australia.
Ausveg's William Churchill says the proposed biosecurity measures won't protect Australia's $480 million potato industry.