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Vegetables NZ warns ETS could put greenhouse vegetable growers out of business

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Publish Date
Thu, 25 Jul 2024, 8:53am
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Vegetables NZ warns ETS could put greenhouse vegetable growers out of business

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 25 Jul 2024, 8:53am

The Emissions Trading Scheme could soon stop Kiwis from eating their greens. 

Greenhouse tomato, cucumber and capsicum growers are set to be affected by changes to industrial allocation.  

Major producers could be lumped with a $200,000 fee, and Vegetables New Zealand says that will put some out of business. 

Vegetables New Zealand chair John Murphy joined Mike Hosking. 

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