In short: Peak vegetable grower group AUSVEG says a power imbalance between farmers and supermarkets is causing an oversupply of food and millions of tonnes of waste. Peak grower group AUSVEG said "the situation is so dire" that 34 per cent of growers were "considering walking away from their farming businesses". "Growers also feel that many of these rejections are …
Tasmanian potato growers, who produce the bulk of Australia's French fries, are having a disastrous harvest. Key points: A wet Tasmanian Autumn has left potatoes rotting in the field Many paddocks are too muddy to harvest Processors fear dumping of European potato chips Months of wet weather is making it impossible to get onto paddocks in parts of the state. …