Former federal Labor Minister Craig Emerson has been appointed to lead a review into Australia's supermarket sector, amid claims of price gouging by the big chains. The concern is that there is a widening gap between what we pay in the supermarket and what supermarkets pay farmers.
Concerns about the gap between supermarket prices and what farmers earn have been growing, even as grocery giants posted billion-dollar profits in 2023.
Nationals leader David Littleproud has been calling for an independent review of pricing arrangements between farmers and the Australian supermarket sector.
He says while the Senate is planning to look at supermarket pricing from February, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission might be more effective in looking at price disparities.
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