Growers’ recovery from floods boosts vegetable availability at supermarkets with prices to ease further into spring and summer
While shoppers will be glad to see prices dropping, cost of production pressures for farmers are likely to continue for ‘some time’.While shoppers will be glad to see prices dropping, cost of production pressures for farmers are likely to continue for ‘some time’.The price of lettuce has finally dropped at major supermarkets from soaringto a modest $2.50, as vegetable stocks return following months of supply chain issues.
“Over the last few months, we have seen good conditions in many vegetable-growing regions, as well as increased supply from growers heavily impacted by severe floods earlier in the year – particularly southern Queensland, which is a major vegetable production region in the winter months,” he said.“This is resulting in an increased supply and availability of vegetables, including fresh lettuce in the market.
At Coles a head of iceberg was retailing at $2.50 each, while at Aldi lettuce was hovering at about $2.99. The $3bn cut, introduced by the former federal government, saved consumers 22.1 cents for every litre of fuel they bought – saving a family with two cars who filled up once a week “around $30 a week”.Marion Terrill, city programs director of the Grattan Institute, said it was too early to predict how the lifting of the fuel excise would affect consumers at the bowser.
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