PoliticsPrint articleStrawberry farmers hope the worst is over and things return to normalMark LudlowContributorUpdated Sep 21, 2018 – 5.36pm, first published at 12.51pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginQueensland strawberry grower Gavin Scurr says he hopes the nightmare of the needle contamination crisis is over. But in the back of his mind he's not sure it will be.As police in Queensland and NSW continue to search for the culprits who put needles in strawberry punnets and created a national food crisis over the past eight days, Mr Scurr, of Pinata Farms, said he had been overwhelmed by the support of Australias buying up strawberries to save the $280 million industry.Loading...Mark Ludlow was formerly the Queensland bureau chief Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewHow the Ford family plans to avoid a Murdoch succession battlePatrick DurkinWhy this top Nike exec starts her day with a protein coffeeWhat Dutton and Bandt do nextLife & LeisureFamily-owned St Agnes marks a century with ultra-rare brandy bottlingsMax AllenDelicious cake knives and interiors to boost your moodMeet the Melbourne-based master of lighting designRich ListAnchorage Capital Partners COO resigns, jumps to family officeSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma RapaportArada will use builder Roberts Co to expand into Australian housingLiberman-backed Monark buys $44m infill site in Melbourne’s north
