Growers in Australia warn vegetable prices will rise even more after Sydney floods

Published 2022년 7월 5일

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Recent floods in New South Wales (NSW) are expected to cause supply issues and hike the prices of leafy vegetables in Sydney. The NSW Farmers peak farming body has warned that crops are being flooded and greenhouses damaged, leading to decreased supplies and increased prices. The most significant damage is predicted in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. However, the impact on supplies is expected to be mitigated as horticulture growers in the Lockyer Valley have not been affected.

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The latest devastating NSW floods spell more bad news for the price of leafy vegetables. The state’s peak farming body warns of supply issues in Sydney as crops are flooded, and greenhouses are damaged. “Certainly some of the suppliers of some fruit and vegetables in Sydney will be crimped a bit, and when supplies reduce, the prices go up, so there will be price implications,” NSW Farmers president James Jackson has stated. “I think there will still be supply shortfalls in your leafy vegetables and brassicas; cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli. Those sort of crops I think will either be put back in terms of harvest time or wiped out.” Jackson said the supply issues and consequent price rises caused by these current floods will likely only be felt in Sydney. He predicted, “significant damage” from the ...

Source: Hortidaily