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Onion growers will be saving $6.5 million on tariffs once the free trade agreement (FTA) with its number one market – the European Union – is ratified next year.

The New Zealand onion industry has welcomed the recent signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).

Fruit and vegetable farmers and beekeepers are welcoming the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) today.

The recent wet weather in the Pukekohe area has added to pressures to get early onion export shipments away on time.

A tough onion growing season in New Zealand is causing ripples both here and abroad.

Onion export returns may look good for NZ, but the actual earnings for growers is far from great.

Onions New Zealand say they welcome the signing of the UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement, as the current export season gets underway.

Some horticulture farmers are bracing for financial relief from the proposed free trade agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The onion is set to undergo an extreme makeover, with the Government investing $2.83 million in a programme to enhance the competitive advantage of New Zealand’s onion industry, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced.

New Zealand's 2021 export onion season is off to an early and positive start, according to the sector.