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Posted on Friday 24th of May, 2024,
Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali, supports Fruit Growers Victoria’s (FGV) push to have key recommendations from the senate inquiry into poor supermarket pricing conduct implemented now.
In Summary
Cr Sali said the call from FGV Chairman Mitch McNab for Parliament to get on with the task of reigning in bad behaviour from supermarkets needs to be taken seriously.
“FGV has advocated for some of the key recommendations in this report to be implemented including more power and resources for ACCC to monitor supply chains, price transparency, and a crack-down on poor supermarket behaviour.
“Our region has been built on agriculture and it forms an important part of our economy with the majority of pears grown in Australia being from Greater Shepparton. The fruit industry supports a range of other industries including agricultural machinery and equipment, farm supplies and transport.”
According to the National Farmers Federation, for every dollar of value the horticulture industry generates, an additional 27.6 cents is injected into the Australian economy. For every 100 jobs that exist in Australian horticulture, 21 more jobs are created in sectors such as wholesale trade, retail, transport and construction.[1]
“These recommendations need to be supported to ensure the long-term viability of our local growers and our region, and to maintain our status as the Food Bowl of Australia,” Cr Sali said.
[1]https://nff.org.au/media-release/horticulture-lifting-heavy-in-pursuit-of-100-billion/#:~:text=For%20every%20dollar%20of%20value,%2C%20retail%2C%20transport%20and%20construction.
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