SUBMISSIONS have opened for the latest senate inquiry into supermarket prices, with Australia’s two biggest operators receiving a mix of a criticism and credit.
Led by The Greens, the senate inquiry into the impact of market concentration on food prices and the pattern of pricing strategies was launched last year – and is now one of several inquiries into supermarket prices in an ACCC investigation.
While submissions have only recently opened, a handful of beef industry participants have sent in their perspectives, with some clear themes emerging.