"At times in the past the South African citrus industry has elected to voluntarily suspend export of some citrus types from some production areas to the EU market," says Deon Joubert, Citrus Growers' Association envoy to the EU. "The objective has been to exclude potential interceptions of citrus black spot-symptomatic fruit at the tail end of the season and to protect the longterm sustainability of the EU market." Click here for the full article |