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Kat Wong

Farmers, shoppers bear brunt of supermarket pricing

NSW Farmers has called on the Australian consumer watchdog to launch an inquiry into supermarkets. (Luis Ascui, Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Farmers at the mercy of supermarket giants as cost-of-living pressures pile on are calling for an inquiry into the sector rather than the already-announced government review.

The weekly grocery shop has continued to balloon, costing $37 more than the previous year, but NSW Farmers president Xavier Martin says those price increases are not moving up the supply chain which has forced producers to foot the bill.

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