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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 3 MIN

Potato growers spitting chips over contracts

from The Rural News · host Tapt Media

Tasmania producers almost a third of Australia's total supply of potatoes - and Simplot is the state's biggest processor. But the  American food giant has reached a deadlock on contracts with TasFarmers - and is now reportedly approaching individual farmers with two-page imcomplete contracts, given them a week to sign .  Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with TasFarmers Chief Operating Officer Neil Grose, who says growers feel pressured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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