Coles and Woolworths won't commit to lifting prices for fresh food to pass through to drought and fire-stricken farmers despite calls from political and industry representatives to help out
A Woolworths spokesperson didn't comment on the calls for a review of retail pricing, but said the company was "acutely aware of the effects of the drought on Australian growers".
Senator McKenzie said milk was one example of staple products supermarkets are prepared to sell at a loss to attract customers into their stores. "Two litres of milk was $2.00 at the start of 2019 to $2.39 [now]. I can tell you the farmers producing that would be very happy to only have an increase in cost of production of 17 per cent," Senator McKenzie said.
A Coles spokesperson said the company was assisting farmers as bushfires and extreme weather had disrupted supplies of fresh food and groceries.
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