NZ allows trial shipments of Tongan watermelon after suspension

By New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 2, 2020

New Zealand has given Tongan exporters a temporary approval permit to send watermelons to the country under special conditions after a fruit fly discovery earlier this year brought shipments to a halt.

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