date:May 26, 2016
d the Riverland must adhere to stringent fruit fly treatments. For example, nectarines from Western Australia will need to undergo cold treatment at 2.1C degrees for 21 days or a combination with methyl bromide. Nectarines from eastern states can be shipped using cold treatment at 3C for 18 days or a combination with methyl bromide.
Nectarines currently attract a 6 per cent tariff into China, falling to 4 per cent on January 1, 2017 thanks to the recently concluded China-Australia Free T