If you buy ginger from a supermarket, the farmer may be paying four times the price in the central market, and the Australian Ginger Growing Association wants to know why.
Highlights:
- Fresh ginger sells for $ 39.99- $ 45 per kilo in supermarkets.
- Gardeners say they receive $ 7- $ 11 per kg
- Ginger growers have been enjoying the best season for some time, and their supply is soaring that they are asking for a price difference.
During the last 12 months, there was a shortage of fresh ginger worldwide, coupled with the high demand for ginger during the outbreak.
In February, fresh ginger sold at most Australian supermarkets for $ 55-60 per kilogram, with at least one customer reporting to ABC Rural in Victoria for an estimated $ 71.99 per kilo.
Retail prices doubled in one year, and growers were paid $ 20 per kg for the new season and $ 30 per kg for the old season, which was longer and more spicy in the ground.
Supply has increased, and Shane Templeton, president of the Australian Ginger Association, said the recent rains have made it one of the “longest” beginnings for new ginger crops.
“As of today, growers are receiving $ 11 per kg of old ginger and $ 7 / kg of ginger for the new season at Central East Australia.”
However, price tests of the three major supermarkets show that customers are still being charged at $ 45 per kilogram and $ 39.99 per kilogram at Walworth and Coles Ginger.
Mr Templeton said he would respect that some growers could be paid more directly by supermarkets – and that they did not know what supermarket costs were.
However, he cautioned consumers that 80% of Australian ginger would be produced for the new market and could be avoided at higher retail prices.
“All the work is done by the farmers, you are in the rain, and you are paying wages, you are putting everything at risk and we are getting very small returns.” There is Templeton.
Richard Shannon manages policy and support for Growcom Queensland’s top horticultural industry team.
“For example, in the last 12 months, the price of a tomato was 80 cents per farm and in some supermarkets it was $ 8 per kilo, which is a tenfold increase and I think it is difficult to explain clearly.
We appreciate the availability of transport logistics and cold chain, supermarkets have their own costs, from real estate, to staff ይ Understand these price differences.
Ginger manufacturers offer a wholesale market
“Woolworths buys a lot of ginger, unlike other brands that have a direct relationship with the manufacturers,” said a Wallworth spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Coles said he paid more for the direct suppliers than the market.
“We have a long-term contract with ginger producers in Queensland and we will create small quantities to continue to meet customer needs throughout the year through the Sydney and Melbourne markets,” the spokesman said.
Aldi’s spokesman declined to comment on the reasons for the retail ginger price, saying “the price is consistently lower than its competitors.”
But Richard Shannon of Grocom was demanding transparency in the supply chain.
“There is no such thing as a perfect market where buyers and sellers have the same power and influence and the same information,” he said.
“They show a well-functioning market and these markets are not found in fruits and vegetables,” Mr Shannon said.
“The Horticulture Code and the Food and Grocery Code have no control over wholesale or retail prices,” said a spokesman for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The president of the Australian Ginger Growth Association hopes to reflect on what retailers are doing in the central market.
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