Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber

You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker).

As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.
Thanks!

Click here for a guide on disabling your adblocker.

Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber

AU: Low banana prices lead to jump in diseases

Ongoing low prices for bananas are leading to a rise in fungal disease outbreaks in Far North Queensland.

Louis Lardi, from the Banana Growers Council, says that because prices are low, banana farmers are looking to cut back on costs.

He says that in turn has led to an increase in the amount of the fungal disease yellow sigatoka in banana orchards.

"Before you pick the fruit, it can end up killing all your leaves off on the tree, so therefore fruit won't fill out, and therefore it'll be a lesser quality product to put on the market."

Source: www.abc.net.au
Publication date: