Fruit fly messaging made clear

Alisha Fogden
February 5 2021 - 11:04am
Horticulture Coalition of SA chair Angelo Demasi said a miscommunication about fruit management last week caused a 30 per cent reduction in apple and pear sales and up to 50pc reduction in stonefruit sales this past week.
Horticulture Coalition of SA chair Angelo Demasi said a miscommunication about fruit management last week caused a 30 per cent reduction in apple and pear sales and up to 50pc reduction in stonefruit sales this past week.

MEDIA reports last week about a "ban on fruit", particularly in school lunchboxes, has been damaging to the horticulture industry, Horticulture Coalition of SA chair Angelo Demasi says.

Alisha Fogden

Alisha Fogden

senior journalist, cropping editor at Stock Journal

Journalist at Australian Community Media newspapers since 2007.

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