Photo: LDR / Stuff - Stephen ForbesLast summer it was drought. Now floods have ravaged crops in Pukekohe, and growers warn vegetable price hikes are the likely result. Photo: LDR / Stuff - Stephen ForbesHe said after last year's drought it was hard to take. Photo: LDR / Stuff - Stephen ForbesSouth Auckland's horticulture industry is centred on the Pukekohe Hub, 4359 hectares of some of New Zealand's most fertile and productive land. However, he said an increase in vegetable prices after last week's rain and flooding was a very real possibility.

Source: Stuff January 31, 2023 07:18 UTC