A cross-appeal has been filed today by the Kiwifruit Claim over the landmark decision, which found MPI was negligent in letting the devastating bacterial disease Psa into New Zealand.
Kiwifruit Claim chairman John Cameron is calling on the Government to accept the High Court decision in June which found that MPI was responsible for the Psa outbreak.
He said in a statement growers have been left with no choice but to cross-appeal after the Crown decided to appeal following its loss.
"We were gutted with the Government's move to appeal, it was devastating to growers," he said in a statement.
"We are confident in the High Court's decision, and believe the Government is taking a massive risk in appealing the Judge's clear findings.
"Enough is enough - it's time for MPI to accept full responsibility. The Psa incursion caused significant losses to many growers and others and could easily have been avoided if MPI had done their job properly," he said.