A disease affecting banana crops, is bringing businesses in the Northern Territory to a standstill.

Banana Freckle has been detected in at least 17 properties in the Top End, prompting movement restrictions to be brought in for affected farms. 

Rural Reporter Rhiannon Soliman-Marron caught up with Northern Territory Farmers Association Chief Executive Paul Burke, to talk more about the disease's potential impact on the industry.

A disease affecting banana crops, is bringing businesses in the Northern Territory to a standstill.
Banana Freckle has been detected in at least 17 properties in the Top End, prompting movement restrictions to be brought in for affected farms. 
Rural Reporter Rhiannon Soliman-Marron caught up with Northern Territory Farmers Association Chief Executive Paul Burke, to talk more about the disease's potential impact on the industry.

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