Satara boss Wilson takes final jab at Zespri fees in outgoing update

Satara boss Wilson takes final jab at Zespri fees in outgoing update
By Paul McBeth Jan. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Departing Satara Cooperative Group boss Tom Wilson has taken a stab at Zespri International's brokerage fees at the expense of growers in his last update to shareholders. The Te Puke-based kiwifruit and avocado grower is still in talks with Zespri, which controls the nation's kiwifruit exports, over its 6 percent brokerage rate on gross sale proceeds and 6 percent of FOB sales, which Wilson says is costing growers between $60 million and $140 million every year. "I continue to be amazed at the politi...