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Grocery prices set to surge due to shortages caused by war in Iran

2026-04-20 335 Dailymotion

The price of fresh food is set to rise as the war in the middle east continues to disrupt Australia’s supply of fuel and fertiliser. And with farmers paying more to grow food, Australia’s peak farming body is calling on supermarket chains to consider what they can do to help producers. Jolyon Burnet from the National Farmers' Federation says price increases on perishable produce will be "immediate and unavoidable".