The Australian Government and the banana industry recently spent millions of dollars containing a small outbreak of Black Sigatoka in the Tully Valley.Black Sigatoka is easily spread and devastates banana crops. It is endemic in the Philippines.Hence the Australian banana industry is warning the Federal Government that if Biosecurity Australia recommends allowing Philippines bananas into Australia in the Import Risk Analysis (IRA) due by the end of June, then the Government will almost inevitabl…
