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Fruit boxes with avocados pictured during harvest at an orchard. South Africa has lifted 10-year ban on Kenya's avocado. AFP PHOTO | RONALDO SCHEMIDT
By BUSINESS DAILY
Nation Media Group
South Africa has re-opened its market to Kenya’s avocado exports, ending more than 10 years of standoff that began over quality concerns.
Kenya lost the market in 2007 after South Africa claimed its key producing areas had experienced fruit fly infestation.
