NSW Farmers has questioned why fruit and veg prices remain high. Image: Paula Doran.
Regional supermarkets and hospitality businesses are at the mercy of transport costs and have no choice but to pass on costs to customers.
On Wednesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that while inflation had dropped to a three-year low, fruit and vegetable prices went up by 6.3 per cent in 2024 alone.
Soon after, NSW Farmers put a public query on why fruit and vegetable prices were not falling in line with inflation figures…