Kiwifruit bacterial
disease could cost the industry up to $885 million and
470 jobs...
The bacterial disease expected to cost the
New Zealand kiwifruit industry 470
jobs and up to NZ$885 million originated in
China, a new study has shown.
Kiwifruit canker, or Psa, has spread to 1184 New Zealand orchards since it
was discovered in the
Bay of Plenty region in November 2010.
Combating the disease is expected to cost between $310 million and $410
million over the next five years - with the long term bill rising to between
$740 million and $885 million. Read more:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10804864
There is an irony to this story. New Zealand kiwifruit were developed from
the tiny
Chinese Gooseberry decades ago, and now were being attacked from a
disease that has originated from China itself.
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