Disaster strikes citrus industry
By Tremaine van Aardt - 28 April 2017
[caption id="attachment_202301" align="aligncenter" width="630"] BADLY AFFECTED: Citrus Farmer Japhta April attributes the mysterious occurrences to the drought
Picture: JUDY DE VEGA[/caption]
Huge blow as mysterious outbreak cuts output by nearly half
The citrus industry is in the midst of a disaster, with up to 40% of oranges dropping off trees at farms in the Sundays River Valley due to an unknown phenomenon.
