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Agriculture
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Urea cargo dodges pirates to nourish NZ soils
Lyttelton — Yesterday in Lyttelton unloading began for the latest shipment of granulated urea to be imported by Ravensdown, the Christchurch-based farmer-owned co-operative.
![On the wire: a Ravensdown ship carrying urea from Saudi is protected from pirates.](/photos/image00264.jpg)
![Ship-to-shore soil food: The Port M V United Stars delivers granulated nitrogen (urea) to Lyttelton on 11 July before being stored at Ravensdown's Hornby site for South Island farmers.](/photos/image00353.jpg)
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