Australian farmers are urging against panic buying, assuring customers that plenty of fresh food supplies are available and have requested for the consumer watchdog to monitor prices. “Our growers are sending plenty of produce down to the Sydney Markets, and we’re working on making sure farm businesses can continue to harvest these crops,” New South Wales (NSW) Farmers President James Jackson said. “Sadly, we’ve seen some companies and individuals use the scarcity of tests and images of empty shelves as an opportunity to lift their prices, so we would ask the ACCC to keep a close eye on retailers to make sure they don’t bump up prices above any movements in the farm gate price of fresh fruit and vegetables.” Customers across the eastern Australian states have been met with empty supermarket shelves as Omicron has forced workers across the supply chain into isolation. New guidelines that allow COVID-19-positive asymptomatic essential …