NZ co-ops vs Aussie low-cost newcomer: Fert battle 'done and dusted'

NZ co-ops vs Aussie low-cost newcomer: Fert battle 'done and dusted'
Marnco has told its customers of the product's lower performance and now sees the issue as done and dusted. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Legal action launched by the organisation representing New Zealand’s two fertiliser co-operatives has been called off after the Australian newcomer agreed to stop marketing its product as superphosphate.Pitching itself as a low-cost alternative, Marnco started operating in NZ last month with an inaugural delivery of a 30,000-tonne shipment from Vietnam to Tauranga and Timaru. The NZ fertiliser market is heavily dominated by farmer co-operatives Ballance and Ravensdown, which are represented by the industry body, Fertiliser Associatio...

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