Confidence in Zespri has dropped over lack of pay
In an update to growers on 20 January, Zespri said growers would not get progress payments as fruit quality issues had resulted in additional costs. This has led to a letter by the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) executive committee being sent to Zespri, asking for an explanation over the lack of February progress payments for producers of green kiwifruit.
In the letter the
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