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Disease Forces Closure of Jamaican Citrus Farms

Posted July 6th, 2011 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
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The Jamaican government has shut down the nation’s citrus nurseries in an effort to contain a dangerous disease that threatens the island’s valuable citrus industry. Jamaica’s ministry of agriculture said Tuesday that it ordered the closure of the nurseries and banned the sale of all citrus plants in order to protect the $43 million industry […]

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