SA lemon exports to EU stopped due to CBS

The SA citrus industry has decided to proactively suspend exports of organic lemons to the EU.

28 Jul 2015

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This was after the EU notified the agriculture department that three consignments of organic lemons contained citrus black spot-infected fruit.

Read the full story on Farmer's Weekly.

Source: Farmer's Weekly

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