Port Selwyn Clears a Record Backlog After the Dock Talks
Crews worked double shifts for a fortnight to move more than forty thousand containers.
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Crews worked double shifts for a fortnight to move more than forty thousand containers.
Businesses on all sides are still working out who pays.
The short answer is everyone, but not equally. A guide in five charts.
Paperwork that took two days can now be cleared before a lorry reaches the gate.
Poor harvests in two growing regions have pushed prices to a seven-year high.
Policymakers said inflation is easing, but not yet fast enough to cut.
Three of the largest lenders cut fixed deals by a quarter of a point.
Forward contracts give farmers certainty, and bakeries a fixed cost.
Owners credit late opening on Thursdays and a loyalty card shared by forty businesses.
The weekly shop is still dearer than last year, but the gap is closing.
We tracked one stall’s receipts for a year, and the story they tell is not the one in the official figures.
Volunteers fixed more than two thousand items this year, from toasters to bicycles.
