Tray of strawberries sold for $17,500 as industry slowly starts to bounce back Agribusiness Dominic Powell 31 October 2018 A tray of strawberries has been auctioned off for $17,500 as Australian farmers start to bounce back from the strawberry needle tampering crisis.
Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry Agribusiness The Conversation 27 September 2018 The strawberry sabotage crisis is no doubt hurting individual growers in the short-term, but in the long-term, it may prove a huge win for the industry.
‘I saw it coming’: Financial pressures on farmers blamed for strawberry sabotage Agribusiness Alana Mitchelson 20 September 2018 The strawberry needle sabotage was preceded by crushing financial pressures that left many farmers unable to sell this season’s oversupply of fruit.