When will the Iran war hit your grocery bill?
4/20/202615 min
Shoppers have been dismayed by grocery price rises for years, now there are warnings that food will cost even more as the effects of the Iran war reach consumers.
Transporting produce around the country will cost more due to high diesel prices, but farmers don’t necessarily get to recoup the surging costs on the farm itself.
So how are our farmers faring and when will another round of price hikes reach us at the supermarket check-out?
Today, we speak with agricultural business expert Stefan Vogel and to South Australian grain grower Louise Flohr.
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Louise Flohr, South Australian grain farmer
Stefan Vogel, general manager of RaboResearch Australia & New Zealand
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First 90 secondsLouise Flohr· Guest0:00
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[upbeat music] COVID, Ukraine, now Iran. For years, the food supply chain has faced severe pressure, and the cost has been passed on at the supermarket checkout. So, how bad is it this time? And when will another round of price hikes really kick in? Today, we speak to an expert in the costs around our food supply, and to South Australian grain grower, Louise Flor, about the increasing pressure on farmers. I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal land in Sydney. This is ABC NewsDaily.
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