As of August 23, Biosecurity New Zealand has temporarily suspended all Australian tomato imports, to be reviewed on August 30, after the detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus at 2 South Australian growing properties earlier this week.
Imported seeds for sowing from Australia now require testing for the virus prior to arrival in New Zealand. This is a requirement that is already in place for other countries where the virus is present.
An information sheet on ToBRFv can be downloaded below.
Media release: Biosecurity New Zealand takes action in response to Australia tomato virus find
Media release: Biosecurity New Zealand temporarily suspends all Australian imported tomatoes