Australian banana growers are being forced to absorb an additional $1.5 million in freight costs every week, as skyrocketing fuel levies continue to bite across the supply chain. Information collected by the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) shows transport levies have surged, rising from around…
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Australian banana growers are urging the Federal Government’s technical team to look beyond carefully managed farm visits, with an expected trip to the Philippines late this month. The visit is part of the current import risk analysis (IRA) assessing whether fresh Cavendish bananas from the Philippines…