Tasmanian potato growers earn price rise from McCain

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August 23, 2007

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Tasmanian potato growers have won an average $30 a tonne price rise for next season from processor McCain Foods.

The company also wants an extra 30,000 tonnes of Tasmanian spuds to make up for expected shortfalls in Victoria because of the drought.

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McCain Foods Limited is an international leader in the frozen food industry and the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato specialities, employing approximately 18,000 people and operating 50 production facilities on six continents.

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