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Pressure on food prices as the cost of living crisis continues

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Mar 3

Written By Emily Ayers（https://www.ifda.com.au/newsroom?author=5f2ca41f3f74d4074839c0f8）

This article in The Australian, which IFDA contributed to with a number of food industry organisations, was a message to both political parties that there are things that can be done to put downward pressure on food prices as the cost of living crisis continues.

We argued that reducing the soaring costs of business within the food supply chain will help. There are costs that governments have some influence on like; ensuring we have an energy policy that does not unduly impact food business across the supply chain, policies to ensure we have enough staff and an award system that is flexible enough to cater for both employees and employers, getting rid of the complexity in transporting goods across state borders which increase freight costs, tax reform and ensuring our supply chain is resilient to all potential threats and potential disruptions.

The food sector will continue to advocate for solutions to try and alleviate the financial burden on the consumer and that’s by reducing the cost of business.

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