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Should Zespri keep its export kiwifruit monopoly?

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Trade Minister Tim Groser has fired a shot across Turners & Growers' bows as allegations surface that the company has "sought to collude with foreign powers" to undermine the New Zealand Government's trade policy.
Zespri made the allegations directly to Groser at a September 28 meeting after it became
concerned that Turners & Growers was trying to directly enlist United States government support to challenge the kiwifruit exporters' export stranglehold.
Should Zespri keep its export kiwifruit monopoly? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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