The high price of fresh fruit and vegetables won’t come down anytime soon according to fresh food suppliers.
Speaking at a food security inquiry Claire McClelland from the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance said continuing high inputs for producers is keeping prices high.
“Once a price is up it very rarely goes back down … once the price of fuel, or packaging or energy is up we very rarely can reduce that cost,” McClelland told the inquiry.
She said ongoing labour shortages and supply chain challenges were also keeping the price of produce high.
“The cost of our inputs is directly related to the price of food,” McClelland told AAP….