Farmers urge consumers to stop panic-buying groceries as it is hurting vegetable prices
ABCA Queensland farmer is urging consumers to stop panic buying, with erratic behaviour forcing down the price for some vegetables. Key points: Consumers panic buying during COVID-19 has caused an oversupply of some vegetables Prices for some fruit and vegetables are below cost of production Some farmers have had to mulch crops in the paddock Steve Kluck grows cabbage, cauliflower and speciality varieties of lettuce near Helidon and said the erratic buying was making it hard for farmers and retailers to forecast demand and supply the right amounts of produce. "There's so much uncertainty with buyers, one week there's plenty of orders and we're keeping up and the next minute we're basically slashing crop in because the orders are so far down from what they usually are," he said. "We as growers grow produce consistently every week of the year at a consistent volume so that there is always fresh produce for consumers," he said. "So it's tricky when one week there's heaps of orders and then by the time we get another order again, the produce is no good, it's hard to farm around that.
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