A sign in an Australian supermarket warning customers not to break the stems of broccoli before purchase has sparked concerns that cost of living pressures are impacting families.
This follows comments from the National Farmers’ Federation—Australia’s peak national body representing farmers—that fruit and vegetable shortages will remain until September as months of continual flooding and rainfall delays crop growth causes vegetable price hikes.
In a photo shared on Twitter by Melbourne-based radio station 3AW on June 27, a sign in front of a broccoli basket from an undisclosed supermarket store reads: “ATT (attention) customers. You must not break the stems of the broccoli. This is classed as theft. All broccoli purchases will be checked at the registers. Thanks management.”…