Farmers Doing It Tough as Supermarkets Post Record Profits

Farmers continue to suffer despite Australian supermarkets being under scrutiny for price gouging and code breaching.

People buy vegetables and fruits in a supermarket in Canberra, Australia, July 27, 2022. Chu Chen/Xinhua via Getty Images

The CEO of Queensland Farmers Federation, Jo Sheppard, has raised concerns for farmers who are struggling with an increased production cost of up to 65 percent over the last three to four years.

“We’ve seen significant increases in the cost of imports such as labour, fertiliser, fuel, energy, and transport,” Ms. Sheppard stated in an ABC interview this morning.