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What estimate, if any, has he or his agency made of the hectares of vegetable production that could be lost if an alternative processing solution is not established following the closure of the McCain Foods processing site?

Answered Question 30977 (2026)
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Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What estimate, if any, has he or his agency made of the hectares of vegetable production that could be lost if an alternative processing solution is not established following the closure of the McCain Foods processing site?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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I am advised that the closure could impact about 4,000 hectares in Hawke’s Bay.