LISTEN: The closure of McCain and Heinz Wattie’s frozen vegetable plants could knock out almost half the processing industry. New Zealand has such great soil and water, so why can’t vegetable growers and packers make a decent profit?
In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Hawke’s Bay farmer Hugh Ritchie used to supply all McCain’s carrots. Now, like 300 other growers, he has to pivot because McCain and Heinz Wattie’s are closing down 42% of the frozen vegetable processing industry. Hugh wants to know
