New Zealand's food and fibre sectors hope to find out what they can expect from new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.

Leaders from those sectors are unaware about what the new PM can offer them, with Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard saying that Hipkins wasn't part of the ministerial team meeting with them.

The Country's Jamie Mackay says that farmers have a lot of pressing issues Chris Hipkins needs to clear up with them, such as the labour shortage and He Waka Eke Noa.

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