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Vegetable prices fell 8.7% in September, with lettuce prices falling 45%.

It's a simple equation: If Auckland spreads its housing into our fruit and vegetable production land - we all pay more for food.

UK farmers are facing a new threat, this time from an opposition MP.

Food prices fell 0.8% in the November month as vegetable prices continued to fall, Statistics New Zealand says.

A year-long Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) study looking at chemical residues in fresh, unwashed produce indicates New Zealand growers are largely following good agricultural practice (GAP) in how they use chemicals.

The 3.1% increase in fruit and vegetable exports in 2011 is a great result given the negative impacts of a 6.5% rise in the value of the New Zealand dollar and difficult market conditions in the same period.

EAT MORE seasonal fruits and vegetables and take advantage of specials. 

A LEADING economist is predicting the New Zealand dollar to drop buffering farmers from lower commodity prices in the coming year.