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Citrus growers fear zero water allocation
Australia
Sunday 25 May 2008
South Australian water minister Karlene Maywald has delivered a blow to Murray River growers by admitting that the water allocation for July could be 0%.
The Australian Citrus Improvement Association said that further water shortages could result in major crop losses – worse even than the 10% of Riverland citrus that was culled or left to die in 2007.
If there is another water shortage this year, it will be a lot more than 10%, because most growers are already stretched this year, and they have got nowhere to go, so it’s looming as a major catastrophe, not just for Riverland but for South Australia in general.
The Australian Citrus Improvement Association said that further water shortages could result in major crop losses – worse even than the 10% of Riverland citrus that was culled or left to die in 2007.
If there is another water shortage this year, it will be a lot more than 10%, because most growers are already stretched this year, and they have got nowhere to go, so it’s looming as a major catastrophe, not just for Riverland but for South Australia in general.
