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New Zealand florists supporting local growers

Florists in Wairarapa are supporting New Zealand rose growers, despite millions of cheap Indian roses being "dumped on the New Zealand market" this year.

New Zealand Flower Growers Association president David Blewden said this "flower dumping" was threatening the viability of growers, with more than six million Indian roses "flooding into New Zealand" in the past two years at a price of 24 cents a stem.

In contrast, New Zealand grown roses are typically $1.30 a rose stem in winter, and 50 cents in summer.

"Kiwi growers can't compete with those prices," he said.

"It's certainly detrimental to our industry and we are investigating whether we can take action under the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act."

Florist Melissa Cullen, of La Fleure, in Masterton, said regardless of the threat to the New Zealand rose industry most florists tended to support local growers.

Click here to read the complete article at www.nzherald.co.nz.
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