Australians are going to be eating Chinese apples while New Zealand apples are still not allowed into the country.
A draft report from the World Trade Organisation agreed with New Zealand’s claim that Australia’s ban on our apple imports was a non-tariff barrier but the final report hasn’t been produced yet.
Australian growers are concerned about the biosecurity risk from Chinese apples, which was the argument they’ve used to keep our fruit out.
There’s no mention of consumers. But if I was comparing apples with apples I’d rather eat pip fruit from New Zealand which has strict standards on food production which are strictly policed, than China which doesn’t.
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