Tomato virus outbreak leads to supply chain disruptions, prompts price rise predictions | ABC News

Australia's tomato supply chain is bracing for disruption and potential price hikes, while hundreds of jobs have already been lost, following the discovery of an exotic plant virus that has plunged three SA growers into lock-down. The outbreak has already led some states to impose bans on SA tomatoes — prompting predictions of price rises in those states — and fanned growers' fears the restrictions could cause more harm than the virus itself.

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