Australia’s major supermarkets have not given some fruit and vegetable growers price rises in 15 years, inquiry told
by Jonathan Barrett from World news | The Guardian on (#6K5CX)
National Farmers' Federation council member says the food sector should not be held to ransom' by Coles and Woolworths
Some fruit and vegetable growers have not received price increases from the major supermarkets in 15 years, and farmers are being pressured to fund recent price promotions, a Senate inquiry has heard.
Speaking at the first public hearing of the supermarkets inquiry, horticulture sector representative Jeremy Griffith said the negotiating tactics used in the sector and low prices paid were contributing to the wide-scale bulldozing of orchards and an industry exodus.
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