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‘Everyone’s going to pay for this’: could a Melbourne rent stoush push fruit and vegetable prices higher?
Wholesalers say the state-owned market authority’s move to evict stallholders who refuse to sign new agreements leaves them stuck between slashing growers’ margins or passing on costsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAs Melburnians are rousing from sleep, Shane Priest is nearing the end of his morning at the city’s major wholesale market.While the sprawling Melbourne Market in the city’s north is closed to the public, the fruit and vegetables sold here are destined for the shelves of independent grocers and supermarkets, restaurants and cafes.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
Wholesalers say the state-owned market authority’s move to evict stallholders who refuse to sign new agreements leaves them stuck between slashing growers’ margins or passing on costs
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As Melburnians are rousing from sleep, Shane Priest is nearing the end of his morning at the city’s major wholesale market.
While the sprawling Melbourne Market in the city’s north is closed to the public, the fruit and vegetables sold here are destined for the shelves of independent grocers and supermarkets, restaurants and cafes.
Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
