Tray of strawberries sold for $17,500 as industry slowly starts to bounce back Agribusiness Dominic Powell 31 October 2018 A tray of strawberries has been auctioned off for $17,500 as Australian farmers start to bounce back from the strawberry needle tampering crisis.
‘I saw it coming’: Financial pressures on farmers blamed for strawberry sabotage Agribusiness Alana Mitchelson 20 September 2018 The strawberry needle sabotage was preceded by crushing financial pressures that left many farmers unable to sell this season’s oversupply of fruit.