PHOTO: National Farmers Federation.
A farming industry source has said that Western Plains producers are afraid to speak out on the conduct of business supermarkets because they are worried it will lead to a loss of contract in the tightly controlled market.
The source, who wanted to remain anonymous, said that local farmers are in a position where they are unable to speak out for fear of market retribution of one of the big three – Bunnings, Coles and Woolworths.
Currently in Canberra, the Select Committee on Supermarket Prices is undertaking hearings for its “inquiry into and report on the price setting practices and market power of major supermarkets”…