Hah! Not likely! Retail prices are up again but the Nat's have found more excuses for prices not being pased through to producers!
Wouldn't it be nice if the Nat's Senators Boswell, Anderson, McGauran and Vaille actually stood for something in favour of their farming constituency. Instead all they seem to do is kowtow to the Libs and 'bag' Labor.
Labor seems to at least be interested in the fact that grocery prices are increasing. (The CPI was 1.4% this quarter alone i.e. 5.6% on an annual basis! Do your meat prices relfect this?) . It wants to investigate supermarket pricing because farmers aren't getting such increases.
Senator Boswell however, says that, "The only way to bring prices down is to encourage more competition and independent operators in the grocery sector, and for Australian shoppers to change their habits to support them." Fat chance, mate! He says, "... we live in a free country where people are allowed to buy what they choose from whom they choose to buy it, at a price they are prepared to pay."
Sounds good in theory, but with our largest processor (AMH) owned by our largest competitor (Brazil) and the two largest retailers owning 70% of the market, it might be time to listen to someone who might be interested in helping us and not just propping-up the Big end of Town.
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