Receivers say Pengxin offer for Crafar farms still best
- Radio New Zealand
- 21 September 2011
The receivers of the Crafar farms say a bid from a New Zealand-based group is not as generous as the one from a Chinese group.
The receivers of the Crafar farms say a bid from a New Zealand-based group is not as generous as the one from a Chinese group.
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