BREAKING: There’s some more bad news for Aussie households feeling the pinch, following reports the cost of fruit and vegetables is set to soar. Here's the latest.
have affected agricultural supply chains, while the freeze on international travel also means the industry is facing a critical backpacker shortage.on the agricultural industry could drive up supermarket prices.
“Keeping all of our agricultural supply chains secure is absolutely critical to ensuring supermarket prices for fresh products remains affordable for Australians, while maintaining some of the best animal welfare standards in the world.”this morning that the drastic reduction of the backpacker workforce would likely make fruit and vegetables more expensive.Your regular supermarket shop could be about to get a whole lot more expensive.
“This is one of the craziest things about this country, we talk non-stop in the news about unemployment figures, how many people are out of work and how many people looking for work and yet we have a shortage in the bush. How do we get these people to these jobs?”
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