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Originally Posted by sunfish
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I personally agree with this policy, large parts of Australia are indeed tropical, but that's not the case in temperate/subtropical Europe. Restrictions are in place, but as we know, Marguerite from Netherland got her package and was brought some naners without any problems... so it depends.
Fusarium wilt and sigatoka would decimate Australia's banana industry and make them rely on the Asian market (consequently decimating home production in agriculture, as seen for instance in EU...), so I understand why they are so prohibitive and why they want to keep their inner market secure.