She’s not apples

By Lachlan Ellis
(3rd Yr Deakin Uni)

A draft report from the Federal Department of Agriculture for allowing US fresh apples into Australia has concerned Aussie fruit growers.
The Department has published the draft online and is accepting feedback until January next year.
Local orchardist Nick Dellios from Dellios Apples in Bacchus Marsh, is concerned about the USA’s lower labour costs and American fruit subsidies, but he believes the biggest worry for local growers is the plethora of foreign pests and diseases US apples could bring.

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