Sydney flood crisis expected to worsen fruit and vegetable price hike

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 Soaring vegetable prices could be here to stay for some time, with the New South Wales flood crisis just the latest in a round of hits driving grocery bills sky-high.

In Camden, on the south-western outskirts of Sydney, vegetable producer Paul Grech said his crop of cabbages and baby spinach had been "wiped out" by the swollen Nepean River.

It is the third flood to hit his farm this year, washing away an estimated $1 million in turnover.

"You don't get anything after a flood," he said.

With the price of inputs like fertiliser and fuel also sky-high, Mr Grech said consumer grocery bills were likely to feel the cumulative impact.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-07-05/nsw-flood-to-keep-price-of-fruit-and-vegetable-high-longer/101209328



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