Letter to major retailers
The following letter was sent to all major retailers, outlining the challenges currently being faced by Australian banana growers.
Month: June 2022
Panama TR4 detected on sixth banana farm
Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4) has been detected on a sixth commercial banana farm in the Tully Valley. Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) has advised the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) that samples taken from suspect plants have returned positive results from diagnostic testing known as…
TR4 detected on sixth Tully Valley farm
Dear GrowersThe ABGC would like to advise that a new detection of Panama TR4 has been found on a banana farm in the Tully Valley. Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) today notified that samples taken from suspect plants had returned positive PCR results.As these are the first plants…
Growers’ e-bulletin – TR4 detected on sixth farm in Tully Valley
The ABGC would like to advise that a new detection of Panama TR4 has been found on a banana farm in the Tully Valley. Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) today notified that samples taken from suspect plants had returned positive PCR results.As these are the first plants taken…
ABGC meeting on the banana market and marketing
The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) invites you to attend a meeting to discuss banana marketing and market issues with executives from Hort Innovation’s Marketing team.Jane Smith (General Manager Marketing) will explain the changes to the Marketing Program for bananas and Gillian Reilly (Head of Consumer Marketing)…
Joint Release: Banana freckle detected in NT
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | NT Farmers | ABGC Banana freckle has been detected at a rural residential property in the Northern Territory’s Top End. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade confirmed the sequencing results from an interstate laboratory yesterday afternoon. Banana freckle is a…