31 Jan 2023

Vegetable growers affected by Auckland flooding

From Morning Report, 8:47 am on 31 January 2023

Just last week we heard vegetable prices might come down, thanks to favourable growing conditions - welcome news for households struggling with inflation.

But key growing region Pukekohe was battered by the extreme rain and floods that struck Northland and Auckland over the weekend, with more rain forecast to come.

So what does that mean for growers?

United Fresh New Zealand Incorporated president Jerry Prendergast spoke to Kim Hill.