Fresno County Citrus Exports Banned in China
From the Associated Press
China has banned Fresno County citrus exports after the discovery of a fruit fly led to a produce quarantine, agriculture officials said.
About $1 million worth of oranges were on their way to China when officials declared the ban Monday.
The produce quarantine was set May 24 after agriculture officials found six peach fruit flies, which can destroy about 50 types of tree fruit as well as some vegetables. No flies have since been found.