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New legislation proposed to provide tax incentives for donations of surplus produce. 

New legislation proposed to provide tax incentives for donations of surplus produce....

 Retail spending slows down in May. 

Retail spending slows down in May....

 Demand is expected to improve across Berries this week, with school holidays ending in every state.

Demand is expected to improve across Berries this week, with school holidays ending in every state. The cool change in Northern NSW will...

Choice report finds Aldi 25% cheaper than Coles and Woolworths 

Choice report finds Aldi 25% cheaper than Coles and Woolworths...

Blueberry volumes rise with good weather.

Blueberry volumes continue to rise with the good weather, Strawberries move sideways after the first flush on the east coast, Raspberries picked up...

Tough times for Restaurants and Food service 

Restaurants are heading into Winter (typically the slow season) with the added challenge of reduced spending by dinners and rising costs...

Berries Volume rises with good weather

Blueberries volumes continue to rise with the good weather, Strawberries are fractionally up compared to the week before, Raspberries volumes continue to drop,...

Coles and Woolworths given more time to deal with REDcycle soft plastic waste 

Following the collapse of REDcycle in 2022, (the scheme where customers collect soft plastics and return them to Coles & Woolies stores for...

Inflation increases in April to 3.6% 

Inflation has slightly increased for the 12 months to April to 3.6% (up from 3.5% for 12 months to March), making it the...