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Will Foley: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor on McCain's plans to close its Hastings vegetable processing plant

Will Foley: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor on McCain's plans to close its Hastings vegetable processing plant

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Disbelief in Hawke's Bay as another major food producer prepares to cut back.

McCain's confirmed it plans close its Hastings vegetable processing plant early next year.

The move follows Heinz Wattie’s plans to shut its Hastings packing site, along with factories in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Will Foley told Ryan Bridge locals thought they were better off than regions like Canterbury, and they thought McCain was still going strong.

He says this has come as a complete shock, and farmers will be digesting what this will mean for them over the next year.

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