7 months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti growers are struggling through the incoming season.
Leaderbrand Chief Executive Richard Burke says the rain and extreme weather added to a tough environment that has set the company back.
Plus, he tells The Country's Rowena Duncum what the produce sector expects from the recent change in Government.
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