Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to alert the House to a serious disease threat to one of the important agricultural industries in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, in my electorate of Riverina. The citrus industry based around Griffith, Leeton and Hillston comprises 8½ thousand hectares. It is the largest citrus-growing region in Australia, produces about 200,000 tonnes of fresh oranges and juice every year, exports about a third of its crop and has a retail value of around $500 million. The Riverina citrus industry has watched with growing alarm the devastation caused by—

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