Fruitfly interceptedMinistry for Primary Industries (MPI) quarantine staff intercepted four Queensland fruitfly larvae in an undeclared mandarin at Wellington airport earlier this month. The fruit was found when the passenger's bag went through an MPI biosecurity X-ray machine. Milk production downNorth Island milk production declined 3.9 per cent in 2015-16, with all regions except Northland - which had no change - producing less milk than the previous season, according to NZ Dairy Statistics 2015-16. Over the whole country, dairy companies processed 20.9 billion litres of milk containing 1.86 billion kgMS in 2015-16, compared with 21.2 billion litres of milk containing 1.89kgMS the previous season. - The Country

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 03:41 UTC