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New Zealand government officials have started an investigation into cheap frozen chip imports being dumped into the country after concerns raised by local potato growers earlier this year.

Potato farmers are relieved that the Government is investigating the dumping of surplus European frozen fries into New Zealand

The inability to bring in experienced overseas workers is one of the big difficulties for the potato industry as it heads into the next growing season amid COVID-19.

Moves by the NZ potato industry to have anti-dumping tariffs imposed on European imports could play into the hands of the EU, warns a long-time trade negotiator.

New Zealand potato growers want duties imposed on frozen potato imports coming into the country from Belgium and the Netherlands.

The Government is brushing away grower concerns about a looming potato invasion from the European Union.

If you think you paid too much for kiwifruit last Christmas, you aren’t wrong!

The fight to wipe out a potato disease from New Zealand has been lost.

It's easy to see what the small central North Island town of Ohakune is famous for. On the outskirts of the town is a huge carrot and a children's play area based on this popular vegetable.

The opportunities for the potato industry lie in a planned series of sustainable developments, says Potatoes NZ chief executive Chris Claridge.