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2 hours ago · Global
'Boomer start' to asparagus season, but fuel and freight bills bite growers
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 04:31 UTC. The headline in use is “'Boomer start' to asparagus season, but fuel and freight bills bite growers”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Waikato asparagus grower says it "nigh on impossible" to pass extra freight costs growers are facing on to cash-strapped consumers.
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- First reported by RNZ
'Boomer start' to asparagus season, but fuel and freight bills bite growers
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- RNZ