Fruit fly restrictions hurting Tasmania's Chinese cherry exports

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
February 7 2018 - 4:00pm
LOSING OUT: Sassafras Orchards owner Adrian Brown with the cherries that cannot be exported to China due to fruit fly restrictions. Picture: Brodie Weeding
LOSING OUT: Sassafras Orchards owner Adrian Brown with the cherries that cannot be exported to China due to fruit fly restrictions. Picture: Brodie Weeding

NORTH-West Tasmanian cherry growers John and Adrian Brown are counting their losses this week after tonnes of fruit bound for the Chinese market were grounded due to Tasmania’s fruit fly incursion.

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Senior journalist

Johanna has more than 22 years experience as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and online publications.

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