PHOTO: High prices at the supermarket counter haven’t necessarily been passed on to producers at the farmgate.
Last month an increase to milk prices brought smiles to the faces of dairy farmers who were struggling with rising costs and little to show for their work. As the costs involved in farming almost double, more farmers are coming to the table asking for the rising prices to be passed on.
According to government data, the total input costs for wheat farmers has doubled in just two years, with fertiliser, chemical and fuel costs all increasing.
While supermarket customers are already feeling the brunt of price hikes following supply issues and the bump in cost of living, NSW Farmers Vice President Rebecca Reardon said the cost of food production is outpacing the prices paid to farmers.
“Everywhere you look people are worried about the rising cost of food, the rising cost of power, the rising cost of fuel, farmers are no different,” Mrs Reardon said…