Australian Farmers, Retailers Struggle as the Price of Produce Skyrockets

An empty lettuce shelf is seen at Camp Hill Woolworths Supermarket in Brisbane, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Australia is facing a lettuce shortage causing a lack of stock and high prices after heavy flooding across the east coast wiped out much of the lettuce crop earlier in the year. AAP Image/Darren England

Australian farmers, along with retailers and consumers, have felt the pinch of rising vegetable costs as months of continual flooding and rainfall delays crop growth.

It also comes as the price of lettuce skyrockets to $12 per head, even prompting fast food chain KFC to replace the green leafy vegetable with cabbage in its wraps and burgers.