Australia maintains plans to import lemon from Mexico

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is contemplating a request from Mexico to export Australian lemons, a move that has sparked opposition from lemon growers in Far North Queensland. These growers have expressed concerns over the potential spread of citrus canker, a disease that could threaten Australia's citrus industry, which is valued highly and is currently the largest in the country, located in Queensland. Despite the country's status as the largest lemon producer in Australia, Queensland accounts for over half of the nation's production, Australia still relies on imports from several countries to meet its lemon demands.