Citrus crisis: South African orange exporters outraged by new import rules

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The latest EU regulations on imports resulted in containers of fruit from South Africa being held up on arrival there. The South African Citrus Growers' Association reports that around 37% of all citrus exports go to the EU but, with the new rules, about 3.2 million cartons of citrus –worth over $36 million– have apparently left port with paperwork that now may not be accepted upon arrival.

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