Kenya faces ban on cut flower exports to Australia

Kenya exports some 170 tonnes of cut flowers to Australia monthly, earning about $24 million annually. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenyan cut flowers could be locked out of Australian markets as Canberra moves to implement new biosecurity measures.

The new regulations coming into force on September 1 also cover Colombia and Ecuador, the other important cut flower exporters to Australia, who have complied.