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Environment Minister David Parker says the government's proposed freshwater policy won't affect the cost of vegetables.
Growers are worried about the effects of the plans to put tighter controls on land intensification and tougher limits for nitrogen leaching.
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They say if they can't expand to keep up with demand, it will push up the cost of vegetables.